Influence of Ross Sea Bottom Water changes on the warming and freshening of the Antarctic Bottom Water in the Australian-Antarctic Basin

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: K. Shimada, S. Aoki, K. I. Ohshima, S. R. Rintoul
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Sea; George V Land; Australian Antarctic Basin; Australian-Antarctic Basin; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-8-419-2012; http://www.ocean-sci.net/8/419/2012/os-8-419-2012.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/0c3b6c1cf2e0487f89afaa07c15e6a6a

Changes to the properties of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Australian-Antarctic Basin (AA-AABW) between the 1990s and 2000s are documented using data from the WOCE Hydrographic Program (WHP) and repeated hydrographic surveys. Strong cooling and freshening are observed on isopycnal layers denser than...