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 …

The Scotia Arc: genesis, evolution, global significance

IWD Dalziel, LA Lawver, IO Norton… - Annual Review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The Scotia arc is the eastward-closing loop of mountains and locally emergent submarine
ridges extending from the southernmost Andes through the active South Sandwich volcanic …

Mean antarctic circumpolar current transport measured in drake passage

KA Donohue, KL Tracey, DR Watts… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is an important component of the global climate
system connecting the major ocean basins as it flows eastward around Antarctica, yet due to …

Antarctic krill Euphausia superba: spatial distribution, abundance, and management of fisheries in a changing climate

MM McBride, OS Stokke, AHH Renner… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, a keystone species in the Southern Ocean, is highly
relevant for studying effects of climate-related shifts on management systems. Krill provides …

Equilibration of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by standing meanders

AF Thompson… - Journal of Physical …, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
The insensitivity of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC)'s prominent isopycnal slope to
changes in wind stress is thought to stem from the action of mesoscale eddies that …

Minimal change in Antarctic Circumpolar Current flow speed between the last glacial and Holocene

IN McCave, SJ Crowhurst, G Kuhn, CD Hillenbrand… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is key to the mixing and ventilation of the world's
oceans,,,,. This current flows from west to east between about 45° and 70° S (refs,,) …

Fronts and habitat zones in the Scotia Sea

H Venables, MP Meredith, A Atkinson… - Deep Sea Research Part II …, 2012 - Elsevier
The fronts in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) comprise the Southern ACC Front
(SACCF), the Polar Front (PF) and Sub-Antarctic Front (SAF), which, together with the …

Multiple jets in the Malvinas Current

AR Piola, BC Franco, ED Palma… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The velocity structure of the Malvinas Current is described based on the analysis of high‐
resolution hydrographic data and direct current observations. The data show that though the …

Erosion and deposition beneath the Subantarctic Front since the Early Oligocene

U Nicholson, D Stow - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) spills across the Falkland Plateau into the
South Atlantic as a series of high-velocity jets. These currents are a driving force for global …

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current isolates and connects: Structured circumpolarity in the sea star Glabraster antarctica

JM Moore, JI Carvajal, GW Rouse… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) connects benthic populations by
transporting larvae around the continent, but also isolates faunas north and south of the …