Maritime Continent water cycle regulates low-latitude chokepoint of global ocean circulation

The freshwater surface layer from the south China seas weakens the Indonesian throughflow during boreal winter, but the impact of the monsoon water cycle of the maritime continent on this freshwater plug is unknown. Here the authors use satellite observations to show a direct link between the region...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tong Lee, Séverine Fournier, Arnold L. Gordon, Janet Sprintall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10109-z