Publisher Summary This chapter describes the Antarctic circumpolar current (ACC) system.
It illustrates the recent observations of the structure and transport of the ACC. Numerical and …

Internal wave–wave interaction theories and observations support a parameterization for the
turbulent dissipation rate ε and eddy diffusivity K that depends on internal wave shear〈 V z …

Nine hydrographic sections are combined in an inverse box model of the Southern Ocean
south of∼ 12° S. The inclusion of independent diapycnal flux unknowns for each property …

Nine hydrographic sections are combined in an inverse box model of the Southern Ocean
south of∼ 12° S. The inverse model has two novel features: the inclusion of independent …

Hydrographic sections obtained during the World Ocean Circulation Experiment are
combined using a geostrophic inverse model to estimate the global-scale horizontal …

A survey of the current field over the South Scotia Ridge, obtained with a lowered Acoustic
Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP), is presented. There is a pattern of northward (southward) …

Potential temperature is used in oceanography as though it is a conservative variable like
salinity; however, turbulent mixing processes conserve enthalpy and usually destroy …

A global inversion is used to estimate the oceanic mass transports and vertical diffusivities
based on a subset of hydrographic data from the World Ocean Circulation Experiment …

The horizontal and vertical circulation of the Weddell Gyre is diagnosed using a box inverse
model constructed with recent hydrographic sections and including mobile sea ice and eddy …

The relationship between the surface water mass transformation over the Nordic Seas and
the large-scale diapycnal overturning flow through the same region was examined. The …