The role of Southern Ocean fronts in the global climate system

• Main Author: Graham, Robert M.
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper 2014
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; fronts; jets; Antarctic Circumpolar Current; wind stress; chlorophyll; iron; Last Glacial Maximum; Climate Research; Klimatforskning; Oceanography; Hydrology and Water Resources; Oceanografi; hydrologi och vattenresurser; Geosciences; Multidisciplinary; Multidisciplinär geovetenskap; Antarctic; Curl; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-108736

The location of fronts has a direct influence on both the physical and biological processes in the Southern Ocean. However, until recently fronts have been poorly resolved by available data and climate models. In this thesis we utilise a combination of high resolution satellite data, model output an...