The global influence of localized dynamics in the Southern Ocean

SR Rintoul - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The circulation of the Southern Ocean connects ocean basins, links the deep and shallow
layers of the ocean, and has a strong influence on global ocean circulation, climate …

Defining Southern Ocean fronts and their influence on biological and physical processes in a changing climate

CC Chapman, MA Lea, A Meyer, JB Sallée… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Southern Ocean is a critical component of the global climate system and an
important ecoregion that contains a diverse range of interdependent flora and fauna. It also …

How well do we understand the land‐ocean‐atmosphere carbon cycle?

D Crisp, H Dolman, T Tanhua… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fossil fuel combustion, land use change and other human activities have increased the
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) abundance by about 50% since the beginning of the …

The Southern Ocean carbon cycle 1985–2018: Mean, seasonal cycle, trends, and storage

J Hauck, L Gregor, C Nissen, L Patara… - Global …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We assess the Southern Ocean CO2 uptake (1985–2018) using data sets gathered
in the REgional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes Project Phase 2. The Southern …

[HTML][HTML] Ventilation of the Southern Ocean pycnocline

AK Morrison, DW Waugh, AMC Hogg… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Ocean ventilation is the transfer of tracers and young water from the surface down into the
ocean interior. The tracers that can be transported to depth include anthropogenic heat and …

Polar regions. chapter 3, ipcc special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate

M Meredith, M Sommerkorn, S Cassotta, C Derksen… - 2019 - repository.library.noaa.gov
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Southern Ocean anthropogenic carbon sink constrained by sea surface salinity

J Terhaar, TL Frölicher, F Joos - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
The ocean attenuates global warming by taking up about one quarter of global
anthropogenic carbon emissions. Around 40% of this carbon sink is located in the Southern …

Closing the loops on Southern Ocean dynamics: From the circumpolar current to ice shelves and from bottom mixing to surface waves

LG Bennetts, CJ Shakespeare… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A holistic review is given of the Southern Ocean dynamic system, in the context of the crucial
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …

Enhanced ventilation in energetic regions of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

LA Dove, D Balwada, AF Thompson… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Flow‐topography interactions along the path of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current generate
standing meanders, create regions of enhanced eddy kinetic energy (EKE), and modify …

[HTML][HTML] Interior water-mass variability in the Southern Hemisphere oceans during the last decade

E Portela, N Kolodziejczyk, C Maes… - Journal of Physical …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Using an Argo dataset and the ECCOv4 reanalysis, a volume budget was performed to
address the main mechanisms driving the volume change of the interior water masses in the …