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Water properties and bottom water patterns in hadal trench environments
Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, Australia
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia
Charitha Pattiaratchi
Oceans Graduate School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, Australia
Alan Jamieson
Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, Australia
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Short summary
We collected observations of the ocean environment at depths over 6000 m in the Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean, and western Pacific using sensor-equipped landers. We found that trench locations impact the water characteristics over these depths. Moving northward, they generally warmed but differed due to their position along bottom water circulation paths. These insights stress the importance of further research in understanding the environment of these deep regions and their importance.
We collected observations of the ocean environment at depths over 6000 m in the Southern Ocean,...
