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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-521-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-521-2017
Research article
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06 Jul 2017
Research article |  | 06 Jul 2017

Freshening of Antarctic Intermediate Water in the South Atlantic Ocean in 2005–2014

Wenjun Yao, Jiuxin Shi, and Xiaolong Zhao

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Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) in the South Atlantic Ocean has experienced basin-scaled freshening from 2005 to 2014, reflected by the Argo gridded products. Two zonal sections of WOCE observation also revealed a similar quasi-decadal signal. Our analysis revealed that such freshening was induced by the increase of freshwater input in the AAIW ventilation region and the decrease of Agulhas Leakage transport.