Ocean circulation and frontal structure near the southern Kerguelen Plateau: the physical context for the Kerguelen Axis ecosystem study

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Bestley, S, van Wijk, E, Rosenberg, M, Eriksen, R, Corney, S, Tattersall, K, Rintoul, S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2019
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Physical oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Kerguelen; Princess Elizabeth Trough; Banzare Bank; Fawn Trough; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2018.07.013; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/130919

Oceanographic observations from ships, floats and remote sensing are used to describe the ocean circulation and frontal structure from the southern Kerguelen Plateau to the Antarctic margin. The flow of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is largely zonal upstream of the Kerguelen Plateau. The s...