Spiraling pathways of global deep waters to the surface of the Southern Ocean

Deep waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans upwell in the Southern Oceanbut the exact pathways are not fully characterized. Here the authors present a three dimensional view showing a spiralling southward path, with enhanced upwelling by eddy-transport at topographic hotspots.

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Main Authors: Veronica Tamsitt, Henri F. Drake, Adele K. Morrison, Lynne D. Talley, Carolina O. Dufour, Alison R. Gray, Stephen M. Griffies, Matthew R. Mazloff, Jorge L. Sarmiento, Jinbo Wang, Wilbert Weijer
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/93824cd4d6b64e058cffa2e3f5e5e14e
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