Understanding the structure of changes in the Southern Ocean eddy field
Abstract The Southern Ocean is riddled with mesoscale eddies. Although just a few kilometers in size, these loops and vortices are key parts of the climate system and are important in controlling how ocean circulation responds to changes in forcing. Observations reveal that changes in the intensity...
| Published in: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069677 |