... blind-spot in their ability to detect change in Southern Ocean circulation and sea ice production ... now, our ability to represent the high-latitude oceans and sea ice in oceanographic and climate models ...
... change caused by carbon emissions from human activity.
"But, counter to our expectations, other aspects of the Southern Ocean have not changed despite the increase in winds," he says. "In particular, ...
... hole in the ozone layer reduces atmospheric carbon uptake in the Southern Ocean and contributes to the increase in ocean acidity. These results, which are published online in the journal Geophysical ...
New studies of the Southern Ocean are revealing previously unknown features of giant spinning eddies that ... gyres does not mix well with the rest of the ocean, so for long periods these gyres can trap ...
... change in the world. Jess Tyler explains how pooling resources in an ambitious polar oceans program, called CASO, will be a watershed in our understanding of the relationship between ocean, atmosphere ...
... that carbon dioxide levels increased along with the weakening of mixing of waters in the Southern Ocean. This, the researchers say, may point to potential future scenario where global warming causes ...
... warming. Investigations in this key region of the world ocean have been hampered by a sparse database due to the logistical challenges for ship based expeditions in the high-latitude Southern Ocean...
Strong winds have had little influence on the Southern Ocean's circulation and haven't stopped its ability to absorb carbon dioxide, new research has found.
... been responsible for transporting a substantial fraction of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere to the deep ocean, thereby effectively damping the rate of global warming.
... Drilling Project (DSDP, 1968-1983) and the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP, 1983-2003 ... western boundary), the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Southern Ocean. All cores from the Atlantic and Arctic ...
... fact that biological productivity in large areas of the Southern Ocean is limited by the supply of iron, an important ... Ocean, about 1,400 miles (2,200 kilometers) southeast of South Africa. These seas ...
... go-ahead to a controversial large-scale ocean fertilisation experiment (LOHAFEX) in international waters of the Southern Ocean has left WWF doubting Germany's commitment to global agreements on the ...
... the Southern Indian Ocean, climate change is leading to stronger winds, which mix waters, bringing ... depths to the surface. As a result, the Southern Ocean can no longer absorb as much atmospheric CO2 ...
... that an abrupt cooling in the north would be accompanied by a rapid southerly shift of ocean fronts in the Southern Ocean, followed by more gradual warming across the south.
Dr Barker explains: "The ...
... bulloides--are shrinking as a result of the slowly acidifying waters of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica. The reason behind the rising acidity: Higher carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in ...
