Stirring across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current's southern boundary at the prime meridian, Weddell Sea

Oelerich, Ria; Heywood, Karen J.; Damerell, Gillian M.; du Plessis, Marcel; Biddle, Louise C.; Swart, Sebastiaan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1465-2023

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Stirring across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current's southern boundary at the prime meridian, Weddell Sea

Ria Oelerich, Karen J. Heywood, Gillian M. Damerell, Marcel du Plessis, Louise C. Biddle, and Sebastiaan Swart

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