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ANU03: Understanding ocean heat transport to the Antarctic continental shelf

August 6, 2020 1:17 pm Published by Comments Off on ANU03: Understanding ocean heat transport to the Antarctic continental shelf

This project investigates access pathways of the relatively warm water to the continental shelf by analysing output from a coupled ocean – sea ice model. The student will gain experience in polar oceanography and in the analysis and visualisation of large numerical datasets using python.

Research brief: How warm water reaches Antarctica

May 2, 2020 4:00 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: How warm water reaches Antarctica

Using a high-resolution ocean model, CLEX researchers unexpectedly found 80% of the transport in the warm water layer, known as Circumpolar Deep Water, approaches Antarctica in the colder regions.