Remote forcing of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by diapycnal mixing
We show that diapycnal mixing can drive a significant Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) volume transport, even when the mixing is located remotely in northern-hemisphere ocean basins. In the case of remote forcing, the globally-averaged diapycnal mixing coefficient is the important parameter. This...
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ftuloxford:oai:ora.ox.ac.uk:uuid:b9cdaeb6-1241-4752-851c-bda4882e6e4a 2023-05-15T13:41:08+02:00 Remote forcing of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by diapycnal mixing Munday, D Allison, L Johnson, H Marshall, D 2016-07-29 https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL046849 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b9cdaeb6-1241-4752-851c-bda4882e6e4a eng eng doi:10.1029/2011GL046849 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b9cdaeb6-1241-4752-851c-bda4882e6e4a https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL046849 info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess Journal article 2016 ftuloxford https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL046849 2022-06-28T20:22:18Z We show that diapycnal mixing can drive a significant Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) volume transport, even when the mixing is located remotely in northern-hemisphere ocean basins. In the case of remote forcing, the globally-averaged diapycnal mixing coefficient is the important parameter. This result is anticipated from theoretical arguments and demonstrated in a global ocean circulation model. The impact of enhanced diapycnal mixing on the ACC during glacial periods is discussed. Copyright 2011 by the American Geophysical Union. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic ORA - Oxford University Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Geophysical Research Letters 38 8 n/a n/a |
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We show that diapycnal mixing can drive a significant Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) volume transport, even when the mixing is located remotely in northern-hemisphere ocean basins. In the case of remote forcing, the globally-averaged diapycnal mixing coefficient is the important parameter. This result is anticipated from theoretical arguments and demonstrated in a global ocean circulation model. The impact of enhanced diapycnal mixing on the ACC during glacial periods is discussed. Copyright 2011 by the American Geophysical Union. |
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Remote forcing of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by diapycnal mixing |
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Remote forcing of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by diapycnal mixing |
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Remote forcing of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by diapycnal mixing |
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