On the Global Decrease in the Deep and Abyssal Density Stratification Along the Spreading Pathways of Antarctic Bottom Water Since the 1990s

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 50; no. 11
• Main Authors: Tan, Shuwen, Thurnherr, Andreas M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 16.06.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Abyssal zone; Antarctic bottom water; Blocking effects; Bottom water; Brunt-vaisala frequency; Climate change; decadal change; deep ocean; Density stratification; Diapycnal mixing; Hydrographic data; Hydrography; Meridional overturning circulation; Ocean basins; Ocean bottom; Ocean floor; ocean stratification; Ocean warming; Oceans; Reduction; Spatial variability; Spatial variations; Topographic effects; Trends; Antarctica; Southern Ocean

The density stratification in the ocean is directly related to the diapycnal mixing, which drives the abyssal cell of the Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC). It is important to understand how stratification has been changing in the world's deep and abyssal oceans under climate change. Usi...