Upwelling in the Southern Ocean

2014/12/31 by Adele K. Morrison, Thomas L. Frölicher, Jorge L. Sarmiento · 7 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes #Marine and coastal ecosystems #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/pt.3.2654

Abstract

Because deep water in the Southern Ocean is cold, centuries old, and rich in nutrients, its circulation exerts an outsized influence on Earth’s heat balance, the carbon cycle, and much of ocean biology.

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