The Southern Ocean observing system: initial science and implementation strategy
The Southern Ocean provides the principal connection between the Earths ocean basins and between the upper and lower layers of the global ocean circulation. As a result, the Southern Ocean strongly influences climate patterns and the cycling of carbon and nutrients. Changes in the Southern Ocean wou...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:120762 2023-05-15T18:23:38+02:00 The Southern Ocean observing system: initial science and implementation strategy Rintoul, SR Sparrow, M Meredith, MP Wadley, V Speer, K Hofmann, E Summerhayes, C Urban, E Bellerby, R Coffin, M Proctor, R 2012 http://www.scar.org/publications/occasionals http://ecite.utas.edu.au/120762 en eng Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research; Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research Rintoul, SR and Sparrow, M and Meredith, MP and Wadley, V and Speer, K and Hofmann, E and Summerhayes, C and Urban, E and Bellerby, R and Coffin, M and Proctor, R, ???????? ????????, The Southern Ocean observing system: initial science and implementation strategy, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research; Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 74. ISBN 978-0-948277-27-6 (2012) [Authored Research Book] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/120762 Earth Sciences Oceanography Oceanography not elsewhere classified Authored Research Book NonPeerReviewed 2012 ftunivtasecite 2019-12-13T22:19:47Z The Southern Ocean provides the principal connection between the Earths ocean basins and between the upper and lower layers of the global ocean circulation. As a result, the Southern Ocean strongly influences climate patterns and the cycling of carbon and nutrients. Changes in the Southern Ocean would therefore have global ramifications. Limited observations suggest the Southern Ocean is indeed changing: the region is warming more rapidly than the global ocean average; salinity changes driven by changes in precipitation and ice melt have been observed in both the upper and abyssal ocean; the uptake of carbon by the Southern Ocean has slowed the rate of climate change but increased the acidity of the ocean; and Southern Ocean ecosystems are reacting to changes in the physical and chemical environment. However, the short and incomplete nature of existing time series makes the causes and consequences of observed changes difficult to assess. Sustained, multidisciplinary observations are required to detect, interpret and respond to change. Text Southern Ocean eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Southern Ocean |
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The Southern Ocean provides the principal connection between the Earths ocean basins and between the upper and lower layers of the global ocean circulation. As a result, the Southern Ocean strongly influences climate patterns and the cycling of carbon and nutrients. Changes in the Southern Ocean would therefore have global ramifications. Limited observations suggest the Southern Ocean is indeed changing: the region is warming more rapidly than the global ocean average; salinity changes driven by changes in precipitation and ice melt have been observed in both the upper and abyssal ocean; the uptake of carbon by the Southern Ocean has slowed the rate of climate change but increased the acidity of the ocean; and Southern Ocean ecosystems are reacting to changes in the physical and chemical environment. However, the short and incomplete nature of existing time series makes the causes and consequences of observed changes difficult to assess. Sustained, multidisciplinary observations are required to detect, interpret and respond to change. |
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Rintoul, SR and Sparrow, M and Meredith, MP and Wadley, V and Speer, K and Hofmann, E and Summerhayes, C and Urban, E and Bellerby, R and Coffin, M and Proctor, R, ???????? ????????, The Southern Ocean observing system: initial science and implementation strategy, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research; Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 74. ISBN 978-0-948277-27-6 (2012) [Authored Research Book] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/120762 |
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