Tracking Abyssal Circulation Pathways in the Indian Ocean

10 Sep 2026 under Highlights

The abyssal water occupies a significant volume of the world’s oceans. The movement of abyssal water is slow, occurring on timescales of a century, but it plays an important role in transporting water masses, nutrients, and ventilating heat and gases. The Indian Ocean (IO) houses the largest fraction of the global abyssal water volume compared […]

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