20 percent more water in Antarctic circumpolar current than previous estimates

Friday, February 28, 2014 - 09:30 in Earth & Climate

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current transports water around Antarctica and into the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, transferring heat and energy around the globe. Quantifying how much water it carries is an important step in understanding climate change and validating the accuracy of climate and oceanographic models.

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