Oceanography: Deep ocean freshening

The traditional view of the open ocean is that surface waters should change faster and that the deep waters should be relatively stable. Now research shows that the depths of the Southern Ocean are also rapidly freshening and warming, and that these changes are spreading towards the Equator.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Climate Change
Main Authors: Bindoff, NL, Hobbs, WR
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Southern Ocean
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2014
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116740
Description
Summary:The traditional view of the open ocean is that surface waters should change faster and that the deep waters should be relatively stable. Now research shows that the depths of the Southern Ocean are also rapidly freshening and warming, and that these changes are spreading towards the Equator.

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