... blind-spot in their ability to detect change in Southern Ocean circulation and sea ice production ... hemisphere, the limited observations available suggest that the circumpolar Southern Ocean has warmed more rapidly than the global ...
... from the atmosphere, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience. The Southern Ocean slows the rate of greenhouse warming ... from human activity. "But, counter to our expectations, other aspects of the Southern Ocean have not changed despite the increase in winds ...
... . Using original simulations, they have demonstrated that the 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 ...
... Marine Protected Area (MPA) has been established in the Southern Ocean, eliminating fishing and giving scientists a special opportunity to study the effects of climate change ...
... scientists have discovered how changes in winds blowing on the Southern Ocean drive variations in the depth of the surface ... , which allow us to see for the first time how the Southern Ocean changes with the seasons and from year-to-year ...
... near the Kerguelen plateau, in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean, 4200 kilometres south ... described the current –more than three kilometres below the Ocean's surface – as an important pathway in a global network ...
Warming trends in the Southern Ocean are linked to sea-level rise, scientists say.
... influences the distributions of king crab species in the Southern Ocean, which has some of the coldest waters on Earth. King ... and that it is this thermal barrier that determines their biogeographical distributions in the Southern Ocean," said Thatje. To do this, Thatje and Hall ...
Militant anti-whalers Saturday said they had clashed with Japanese harpoonists in the Southern Ocean, chasing them through ice packs, throwing stink bombs at them and being hit with water cannon.
... islands to be the richest area for marine life in the Southern Ocean. Lead author Oliver Hogg ... has mapped out the biodiversity of a small polar archipelago in the Southern Ocean. If we are to understand how these animals will respond to future ...
... chain could play a key role in fertilising the Southern Ocean with iron – stimulating the growth of phytoplankton ... to a better understanding of the natural carbon cycle in the Southern Ocean. Schmidt continues, "The next steps ...
The Southern Ocean is warming at a faster rate than average and becoming more acidic, new research shows.
One of the most comprehensive studies of animals in the Southern Ocean reveals a region that is under threat from the effects of environmental change.
An international committee of experts will meet this month to begin the implementation of a new observing system for the study of the Southern Ocean.
... ’s role in climate and climate change. Recently, scientists have found evidence that the missing piece may lie in the Southern Ocean — the vast ribbon of water encircling ...
