2012, Oceanography 25(3):68–69, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2012.76
SIDEBAR | The Southern Ocean Observing System
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Authors
Stephen R. Rintoul | CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Michael P. Meredith | Polar Oceans Programme, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Co-Chair of SOOS
Oscar Schofield | Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, and Co-Chair of SOOS
Louise Newman | Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, and Executive Officer of SOOS
First Paragraph
The Southern Ocean includes the only latitude band where the ocean circles the earth unobstructed by continental boundaries. This accident of geography has profound consequences for global ocean circulation, biogeochemical cycles, and climate. The Southern Ocean connects the ocean basins and links the shallow and deep limbs of the overturning circulation (Rintoul et al., 2001). The ocean's capacity to moderate the pace of climate change is therefore influenced strongly by the Southern Ocean's circulation.
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Citation
Rintoul, S.R., M.P. Meredith, O. Schofield, and L. Newman. 2012. The Southern Ocean Observing System. Oceanography 25(3):68–69, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2012.76.
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