Well-mixed water around 500 m depth in the Southern Ocean has been warming. Now research reveals how strengthening wind increases the volume of the warm water.
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Katsumata, K. Cold wind warms Southern Ocean. Nature Clim Change 8, 16–18 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-017-0046-0
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