descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 26 Feb 2012 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature Geoscience, volume 5, pages 171-180 (issn: 1752-0894, eissn: 1752-0908,

Authors: John Marshall; Kevin Speer;

doi: 10.1038/ngeo1391

Closure of the meridional overturning circulation through Southern Ocean upwelling

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The meridional overturning circulation of the ocean plays a central role in the climate and its variability. This Review of recent studies emphasizes the importance of wind-driven upwelling in the Southern Ocean for global ocean circulation.

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