A seasonal cycle in the export of bottom water from the Weddell Sea

• Published in: Nature Geoscience
• Main Authors: Gordon, Arnold L., Huber, Bruce, McKee, Darren, Visbeck, Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2010
• Subjects: Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/8753/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/8753/1/Visbeck.pdf; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/8753/2/ngeo916.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo916

Dense water formed over the Antarctic continental shelf rapidly descends into the deep ocean where it spreads throughout the global ocean as Antarctic Bottom Water1, 2. The coldest and most voluminous component of this water mass is Weddell Sea bottom water1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Here we present observati...