Antarctica's leaky defence to poleward heat transport

南大洋洋流是热量从海洋向南极洲输送的障碍。这种屏障在其路径上的关键位置沿着破裂，向极的热传输增强。不断变化的风预计会加速热量传输，威胁到保护南极冰川免受海洋融化影响的冰架。该项目旨在促进对控制南大洋热量传输的小规模过程的了解。通过将资助的利用观测系统新进展的国际实地活动与下一代数值建模相结合，这项研究将使我们预测南大洋环境变化的能力发生重大变化。

Southern Ocean currents are barriers to the oceanic transport of heat toward Antarctica. This barrier breaks down at key locations along their path and the poleward heat transport is enhanced. Changing winds are expected to accelerate heat transport, threatening ice shelves that protect Antarctic glaciers from ocean-driven melt. This project aims to advance understanding of the small-scale processes that control heat transport across the Southern Ocean. By combining funded international field campaigns that harness new advances in observing systems with next-generation numerical modelling, this research will create a step-change in our ability to predict Southern Ocean environmental change.