The South Atlantic

The book presents results of recent projects in oceanography and marine geosciences (e.g. WOCE, JGOFS, PAGES, ODP) regarding present and past circulation in the South Atlantic. The objective of the book is to integrate results from both oceanographic and geological studies. As the connecting link between the Antarctic and the North Atlantic, the South Atlantic plays a crucial role with regard to the heat budget of the North Atlantic and to the biogeochemical budget of the global ocean. New results from studies of meridional water mass and heat transports are presented. The central theme of geological investigations is the reconstruction of current and productivity systems in the South Atlantic during the late Quaternary.
TOC: From the contents: Central Themes of South Atlantic Circulation. On the Circulation of the South Atlantic Ocean. The Exchange of Water Between the South Indian and South Atlantic Oceans. Modelling the Ocean Circulation in the South Atlantic. A Strategy for Dealing with Open Boundaries. Mass and Heat Transports in the South Atlantic Derived from Historical Hydrographic Data. Expeditions into the Past: Paleoceanographic Studies in the South Atlantic. Inverse Modelling of the Glacial Atlantic Circulation System: Investigation of Data Requirements. High Latitude Deep Water Sources During the Last Glacial Maximum and the Intensity of the Global Oceanic Circulation. Late Quaternary Surface Circulation in the South Atlantic.