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Oceanography: Deep ocean freshening
Citation
Bindoff, NL and Hobbs, WR, Oceanography: Deep ocean freshening, Nature Climate Change, 3 pp. 864-865. ISSN 1758-678X (2013) [Letter or Note in Journal]
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Abstract
The traditional view of the open ocean is that surface waters should change faster and that the deep waters should be relatively stable. Now research shows that the depths of the Southern Ocean are also rapidly freshening and warming, and that these changes are spreading towards the Equator.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Letter or Note in Journal |
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| Keywords: | Southern Ocean, freshening, warming, climate |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Oceanography |
| Research Field: | Physical oceanography |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
| Objective Group: | Understanding climate change |
| Objective Field: | Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts) |
| UTAS Author: | Bindoff, NL (Professor Nathan Bindoff) |
| UTAS Author: | Hobbs, WR (Dr Will Hobbs) |
| ID Code: | 116740 |
| Year Published: | 2013 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 12 |
| Deposited By: | Oceans and Cryosphere |
| Deposited On: | 2017-05-18 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-05-18 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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