Remotely induced warming of Antarctic Bottom Water in the eastern Weddell gyre

• Main Authors: Couldrey, MP, Jullion, L, Garabato, AC, Rye, C, Laura Herraiz-Borreguero, Brown, PJ, Meredith, MP, Speer, KL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Physical oceanography; Antarctic; bottom water; Weddell gyre; Cape Darnley; Darnley; Indian; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Remotely_induced_warming_of_Antarctic_Bottom_Water_in_the_eastern_Weddell_gyre/22902257

Four repeat hydrographic sections across the eastern Weddell gyre at 30ºE reveal a warming (by ~0.1°C) and lightening (by ~0.02-0.03 kg m-3) of the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) entering the gyre from the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean between the mid-1990s and late 2000s.Historical hydrographi...