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SUBMITTER: Taylor JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5903883 | biostudies-other | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Taylor John R JR Bachman Scott S Stamper Megan M Hosegood Phil P Adams Katherine K Sallee Jean-Baptiste JB Torres Ricardo R
Science advances 20180328 3
The eastward-flowing Antarctic circumpolar current (ACC) plays a central role in the global ocean overturning circulation and facilitates the exchange of water between the ocean surface and interior. Submesoscale eddies and fronts with scales between 1 and 10 km are regularly observed in the upper ocean and are associated with strong vertical circulations and enhanced stratification. Despite their importance in other locations, comparatively little is known about submesoscales in the Southern Oc ...[more]