Rápida mezcla de densidad cruzada del océano a medias profundidades en el Pasaje Drake medida por la liberación de

Andrew J Watson1, James R Ledwell, Marie-José Messias

  • 1School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. andrew.watson@exeter.ac.uk

Nature
|September 20, 2013
PubMed
Resumen

La mezcla diapicinal, crucial para la circulación oceánica, se mejora significativamente en el Pasaje Drake debido a la topografía áspera del fondo marino. Este hallazgo ayuda a explicar cómo las aguas del océano profundo vuelven a la superficie.

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