Thermohaline variability of AAIW in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean investigated using an Altimetry Gravest Empirical Mode

The southeast Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean connects the Atlantic with the Indian Ocean and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, thereby acting as a major conduit within global ocean circulation. Thermohaline transports in this region are widely thought to have a critical influence on global c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hutchinson, Katherine Alessandra
Other Authors: Speich, Sabrina
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6648