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.

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Main Author: Williams, GD
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Language:English
Published: ABC News 2013
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Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/88690
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spelling ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:88690 2023-05-15T13:37:23+02:00 Elephant seals help solve 30-year mystery Williams, GD 2013 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/88690 en eng ABC News Williams, GD, Elephant seals help solve 30-year mystery, Radio National Breakfast, ABC News, Australia, Tuesday 26 February (2013) [Media Interview] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/88690 Earth Sciences Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience Glaciology Media Interview NonPeerReviewed 2013 ftunivtasecite 2019-12-13T21:52:17Z 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. Text Antarc* Antarctic Elephant Seals eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic
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