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Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170102162 [ 2017-07-01 - 2022-12-31 ]

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[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170102162]

Researchers: Nikurashin, Maxim (Chief Investigator) ,  Nikurashin, Maxim (Chief Investigator) ,  Phillips, Helen (Chief Investigator) ,  Phillips, Helen (Chief Investigator) ,  Phillips, Helen (Chief Investigator)
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Brief description How topography brakes the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This project aims to observe and simulate the mechanisms that slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The Southern Ocean winds have increased over the last two decades while the transport of the world’s largest current remains steady or slightly decreasing. A possible explanation is negative feedback mechanisms between the winds and transport of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This project will observe how eddies carry momentum from the wind down to the sea floor and accelerate the deep currents that drag against the rough bottom to put the brakes on this current. Since this current affects Australian rainfall patterns and agricultural output, findings could inform public policy.

Funding Amount $783,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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