Regional circulation and its impact on upper ocean variability south of Tasmania

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Herraiz-Borreguero, Laura, Rintoul, Stephen Rich
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Antarctic; Pacific; South Tasman Rise; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/398668/

Ocean colour images of the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) south of Tasmania show a higher biomass in the east than in the west. To identify the main features of the regional circulation and the physical drivers of the east/west contrast, we used World Ocean Circulation Experiment hydrographic sections SR3...