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

• Main Authors: Shimada, K, Aoki, S, Ohshima, KI, Rintoul, SR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Antarctic; Australian Antarctic Basin; Australian-Antarctic Basin; Drygalski; George V Land; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/osd-8-2197-2011; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/76885

The WOCE Hydrographic Program (WHP) and repeated hydrographic data were used to document overall property changes of the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) in the Australian-Antarctic Basin between the 1990s and 2000s. Strong cooling and freshening is observed on isopycnals for layers denser than n = 28....