Role of the seasonal cycle in the subduction rates of upper-southern ocean waters

Kwon, Eun YoungDownes, StephanieSarmiento, Jorge LFarneti, RiccardoDeutsch, Curtis2015-12-130022-3670http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74593A kinematic approach is used to diagnose the subduction rates of upper-Southern Ocean waters across seasonally migrating density outcrops at the base of the mixed layer. From an Eulerian viewpoint, the term representing the temporal change in the mixed laKeywords: Exchange rates; Kinematic approaches; Lateral movement; Mixed layer depths; Seasonal cycle; Subduction rates; Temporal change; Winter mixed layers; Finance; Oceanography; seasonal variation; subduction; upper ocean; Southern OceanRole of the seasonal cycle in the subduction rates of upper-southern ocean waters201310.1175/JPO-D-12-060.12016-02-24