A Dynamical Systems Approach to Mapping Southern Ocean Circulation Pathways

可以预计，气候变化将对澳大利亚的生物多样性、我们的农业和海洋生产系统以及区域社区产生复杂的长期后果。南大洋是全球气候的关键驱动力，连接着三大洋盆。利用复杂的数学分析最先进的全球海洋模型，该项目将创建迄今看不见的南大洋环流“路径”的详细图像。新发现的路径将极大地增强我们对南大洋环流的了解，导致改进的耦合气候模型，并提高我们预测未来气候变化和对海洋生物的威胁的能力。

Climate change can be expected to have complex, long-term consequences for Australia's biodiversity, for our agricultural and marine production systems, and for regional communities. The Southern Ocean is a critical driver of global climate, connecting the three major oceanic basins. Using sophisticated mathematics to analyse state-of-the-art global ocean models, this project will create a detailed picture of hitherto invisible Southern Ocean circulation 'pathways'. The newly discovered pathways will greatly enhance our understanding of the Southern Ocean circulation, lead to improved coupled climate models, and increase our ability to predict future climate change and threats to marine populations.