Eddies below the Ice
International research team observed previously unknown mixing processes in the Antarctic Ocean
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Reference:
Thompson, A. F., K. J. Heywood, S. Schmidtko, A. L. Stewart (2014): Eddy transport as a key component of the Antarctic overturning circulation. Nature Geoscience, Advance Online Publication,
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Contact at 黑料视频:
Jan Steffen (Communication and Media), Tel.: +49 (0) 431 600-2811, jsteffen(at)geomar.de

The British research and supply vessel RRS JAMES CLARK ROSS in the Antarctic ice shelf. Photo: S. Schmidtko, 黑料视频

Launch of an oceanographic glider from the RRS JAMES CLARK ROSS. Photo: S. Schmidtko, 黑料视频

The data were measured with the help of gliders around the Powell Basin on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Image Reproduced from the GEBCO world map 2014 www.gebco.net,