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Spiraling pathways of global deep waters to the surface of the Southern Ocean

Author(s): Tamsitt, Veronica; Drake, Henri F; Morrison, Adele K; Talley, Lynne D; Dufour, Carolina O; et al

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dc.contributor.authorTamsitt, Veronica-
dc.contributor.authorDrake, Henri F-
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Adele K-
dc.contributor.authorTalley, Lynne D-
dc.contributor.authorDufour, Carolina O-
dc.contributor.authorGray, Alison R-
dc.contributor.authorGriffies, Stephen M-
dc.contributor.authorMazloff, Matthew R-
dc.contributor.authorSarmiento, Jorge L-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jinbo-
dc.contributor.authorWeijer, Wilbert-
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-25T14:50:08Z-
dc.date.available2022-01-25T14:50:08Z-
dc.date.issued2017-08-02en_US
dc.identifier.citationTamsitt, Veronica, Henri F. Drake, Adele K. Morrison, Lynne D. Talley, Carolina O. Dufour, Alison R. Gray, Stephen M. Griffies et al. "Spiraling pathways of global deep waters to the surface of the Southern Ocean." Nature Communications 8, (2017): 1-10. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00197-0.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1cr5nb8d-
dc.description.abstractUpwelling of global deep waters to the sea surface in the Southern Ocean closes the global overturning circulation and is fundamentally important for oceanic uptake of carbon and heat, nutrient resupply for sustaining oceanic biological production, and the melt rate of ice shelves. However, the exact pathways and role of topography in Southern Ocean upwelling remain largely unknown. Here we show detailed upwelling pathways in three dimensions, using hydrographic observations and particle tracking in high-resolution models. The analysis reveals that the northern-sourced deep waters enter the Antarctic Circumpolar Current via southward flow along the boundaries of the three ocean basins, before spiraling southeastward and upward through the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Upwelling is greatly enhanced at five major topographic features, associated with vigorous mesoscale eddy activity. Deep water reaches the upper ocean predominantly south of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, with a spatially nonuniform distribution. The timescale for half of the deep water to upwell from 30° S to the mixed layer is ~60–90 years.en_US
dc.format.extent1 - 10en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNature Communicationsen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleSpiraling pathways of global deep waters to the surface of the Southern Oceanen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1038/s41467-017-00197-0-
dc.identifier.eissn2041-1723-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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