here’s why the Southern Ocean is a global engine room
- Written by Luke Bennetts, Lecturer in applied mathematics, University of Adelaide
The Southern Ocean is wild and dynamic. It experiences Earth’s strongest winds and largest waves. It is home to city-sized icebergs and the biggest ocean current on the globe, as well as tiny turbulent flows that fit inside a teacup.
The Southern Ocean is also crucial to Earth’s natural systems. It forms the dense water that fills the...





