Antarctic & Southern Ocean Climate

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Title

Antarctic & Southern Ocean Climate

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NIWA

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NIWA YouTube

Description

NIWA climate scientist Dr James Renwick explains what's unique about the Antarctic/Southern Ocean climate system, the forces that influence it, and how it's changing. He explains the influences of the Southern Annular Mode, El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), ozone hole and global warming on the position of strong westerly winds in the Southern Hemisphere. These phenomena have a major impact on New Zealand's climate. Over the last 30 to 40 years, interactions between them have pushed the mai...

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Video

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srTVDRIt6Eg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Related subjects

el nino / niwa / climate change / climate / southern ocean / antarctica / antarctic / southern annular mode / ozone

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