Fig. 1 | Nature Communications

Fig. 1

From: The southern ocean meridional overturning in the sea-ice sector is driven by freshwater fluxes

Fig. 1

Water-mass transformation within the Southern Ocean mixed-layer under sea-ice. Schematic cross-section illustrating the main water-masses in the Southern Ocean (Antarctic Intermediate and Mode Waters in red, Circumpolar Deep Waters in gray, and Dense Shelf Waters and Antarctic Bottom Waters in blue) and their interaction with ice and the surface. The water-masses are denoted by their neutral density values and the arrows corresponding to each water-masses indicate subduction (downward) or upwelling (upwards). The violet arrows illustrate the effect of northward sea-ice extent and freshwater transport. The green line is the mixed-layer

Back to article page