Dr Steve Rintoul, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Project Leader, Climate Variability and Change
03 6232 5393
steve.rintoul@csiro.au
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Project Overview The goal of the project is to characterise and understand the variability of the Southern Ocean and to use this knowledge to test and improve climate models. The outcomes of the research will include advances in understanding of Southern Ocean dynamics, improved projections of climate variability and change from models that better represent Southern Ocean processes, an enhanced ability to manage and assess the status of marine ecosystems, and ocean circulation estimates for use in operations such as search and rescue and transport. Project Objectives - To characterise and understand the variability of the Southern Ocean, with a particular focus on the overturning circulation, major current systems and frontal zones, water mass formation and stratification.
- To relate changes in Southern Ocean circulation and stratification to variability in climate, sea ice, sea-level rise, biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems.
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