Yang, X., Cessi, P., & Blanke, B. (2025). Sources and Paths of the Lower Branch of the Abyssal Overturning Circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 130(12), e2025JC023012. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JC023012
Colored contours: horizontal streamlines showing ensemble average, depth integrated parcel paths from 65S to: (a) Atlantic Bottom Water; (b) Indian Bottom Water; (c) Pacific Bottom Water. Values for each streamline are shown in the legend (unit: Sv). Black contour: coastline; gray contour: isobath of 3.5 km. The magenta dots mark the Kerguelen Islands. The small black arrows indicate the entry and exit directions of the flow. Image provided by Xiaoting Yang.
