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Antarctic circumpolar current: space and time fluctuations in the Drake Passage

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New oceanic data on the structure and variability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) in the Drake Passage and its interaction with the atmosphere have revealed a more complex spatial structure than has been seen before. They also show a significant coherence between surface wind and deep current at short periods. These new results will be essential in understanding the role of processes in the polar regions in global climate dynamics.

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  1. Department of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195

    D. James Baker Jr

  2. Department of Oceanography, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, 77843

    Worth D. Nowlin Jr

  3. School of Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331

    R. Dale Pillsbury & Harry L. Bryden

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Baker, D., Nowlin, W., Pillsbury, R. et al. Antarctic circumpolar current: space and time fluctuations in the Drake Passage. Nature 268, 696–699 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/268696a0

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