Elephant seals help solve 30-year mystery

An ecological program to better understand elephant seals has unexpectedly helped scientists identify a fourth source of Antarctic 'bottom water'.The earth's global ocean circulation, and therefore our climate, is believed to be driven by this cold, dense water.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, GD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: ABC News 2013
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Glaciology
Antarctic
Antarc*
Elephant Seals
Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/88690
Description
Summary:An ecological program to better understand elephant seals has unexpectedly helped scientists identify a fourth source of Antarctic 'bottom water'.The earth's global ocean circulation, and therefore our climate, is believed to be driven by this cold, dense water.

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