Transport and structure of the Weddell Gyre

A cyclonic gyre controls the advection of source waters into the formation areas of bottom water in the southern and western parts of the Weddell Sea and the subsequent transport of modified water masses to the north. Determination of the structure of the Weddell Gyre and of the associated transport...

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Main Authors: E. Fahrbach, G. Rohardt, M. Schröder, V. Strass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:http://www.ann-geophys.net/12/840/1994/angeo-12-840-1994.html