Control of Mode and Intermediate Water Mass Properties in Drake Passage by the Amundsen Sea Low

The evolution of the physical properties of Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) and Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) in the Drake Passage region is examined on time scales down to intraseasonal, within the 1969-2009 period. Both SAMW and AAIW experience substantial interannual to interdecadal variabil...

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Main Authors: Close, Sally E. (Author), Naveira Garabato, Alberto C. (Author), McDonagh, Elaine L. (Author), King, Brian A. (Author), Biuw, Martin (Author), Boehme, Lars (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-07.
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