The Southern Ocean and global climate
Further Reading
August 2010
The Science of Climate change: Questions and Answers.
A document summarising the current understanding of climate change science for non-specialist readers.
Spring 2005, pages 2-4
Climate change: Cold hard facts on a hot topic (by Tas van Ommen)
Provides an overview of the role of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in climate change.
Spring 2005, page 4
A new international program for Antarctic climate research (by Tas van Ommen)
Describes the Antarctica and the Global Climate System program.
Autumn 2005, page 4
Southern Ocean studies reveal widespread changes (by Steve Rintoul)
Describes research indicating that the deep waters of the Southern Ocean are cooler and less salty than they were 10 years ago.
No. 154, 2010, page 12
Winds open window onto the deep sea(by Anaïs van Ditzhuyzen)
Discusses a study into the impact of winds on the surface layer of the Southern Ocean.
No. 144, 2008, page 19
Reading climate signatures in the Southern Ocean (by Jess Tyler)
Describes the Climate of Antarctica and Southern Ocean project.
No.126, 2005, pages 33-34,
HIPPIES assessed who eats whom around Heard Island (Nick Gales and Andrew Constable)
Describes the research of the Heard Island Predator-Prey Investigation and Ecosystem Study.
No. 125, 2005, page 34
Glacial retreat heralds changing Antarctic climate (by Doug Thost)
Describes measurements showing that Brown Glacier on Heard Island is retreating rapidly.
No. 116, 2003, page 7
Climate and ocean research boosted
Describes the work of the Cooperative Research Centre for Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems.
No. 97, 1998, pages 22-25
Australia's climate Cerberus – the puzzle of three oceans (by Peter Baines)
Explains how Australia’s climate is affected by interactions between the ocean surface and the atmosphere in the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans.
No. 94, 1998, pages 17-19
Going to extremes
Describes how interactions between the Southern Ocean, the sea ice, and the atmosphere influence regional and global climate.
15 April 2006, pages 42-46
Deep trouble (by Stephen Battersby)
Discusses whether Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing and the potential affect on climate in Europe.
17 February 2006
Greenland's glaciers are speeding to the ocean (by Roxanne Khamsi)
Suggests that current estimates of future sea level rise are too low.
Inside Science (No. 130), 20 May 2000
Ocean circulation (by David Cromwell)
February 2006
The oceans and climate
Looks at the role of oceans in the storage of carbon dioxide and methane and how global warming is likely change these processes. Includes sections on:
- Mysteries of the ocean,
- What is happening in the North Atlantic?
- The unique relationship between the sea and CO2
- The strange world of oceanic methane
10 December 2009
In deep water: Will essential ocean currents be altered by climate change? (by Nancy Bazilchuk)
Describes research into circulation of deep oceanic water and its effect on climate.
Page updated September 2010.