Eberhard Fahrbach

TL;DR: The surface layer properties of the Weddell gyre were measured during a cruise of the R/V "Polarstern" in September and October 1989 on a transect between the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula (northwestern Weddingell Sea) and Cape Norvegia (southeastern Weddingel Sea) as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors have estimated transformation rates on the basis of a data set obtained during the Winter Weddell Gyre Study from September to October 1989, which consisted of a salinity-temperature-depth (CTD) section carried out by R/V “Polarstern” from the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula to Kapp Norvegia and data from three current meter moorings maintained from 1989 to 1990 in the eastern boundary current off Kapp Norsgia.

TL;DR: The Southern Ocean data base of dissolved barium (Bad) has been augmented with two densely sampled sections across the Weddell Gyre sampled by the icebreaker FS Polarstern during February and March 2005 as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) as mentioned in this paper provides the long-term measurements required to improve understanding of climate change and variability, biogeochemical cycles, and the coupling between climate and marine ecosystems.