What drives mid-latitudinal convection and the formation of Subantarctic Mode Water
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Article Title | What drives mid-latitudinal convection and the formation of Subantarctic Mode Water |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Ribbe, Joachim |
Journal Title | International WOCE Newsletter |
Journal Citation | 29, pp. 20-26 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 1997 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
Abstract | During the July WOCE Southern Ocean workshop in Hobart, the formation of Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) and Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) was one of the many topics discussed in detail. One issue that was particularly emphasized, was the likely role of northward directed Ekman transport across the path of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) and a possible contribution made by Antarctic-origin surface water to SAMW characteristics. Rintoul and Bullister (1997) reported some evidence of this contribution along the northsouth WOCE SR3 repeat section between Hobart and Antarctica. A northward directed Ekman transport of Antarctic-origin surface water is likely to explain the local freshening of the mixed layer observed north of the Subantarctic Front (SAF). |
Keywords | Southern Ocean, water mass formation, Subantarctic Mode Water, Antarctic, mixing, convection |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370803. Physical oceanography |
Byline Affiliations | University of Washington, United States |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xvz0/what-drives-mid-latitudinal-convection-and-the-formation-of-subantarctic-mode-water
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