Antarctic circumpolar current carries 20 percent more water than previous estimates
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 09:01
in Earth & Climate
By analyzing four years of continuous measurements of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current at Drake Passage, the narrowest point in the Southern Ocean, oceanographers have concluded that the current carries 20 percent more water than previous estimates. They also found that the current remains strong all the way to the seafloor.