Oceanographic and climatic evolution of Kerguelen Plateau region: Collaborative research aboard the Japanese research vessel Mirai

Project aim

This project seeks to monitor Holocene-Quaternary variability of Antarctic bottom water outflow at a known deep pathway (east flank of Kerguelen Plateau) into a major ocean basin. Specifically, we can address the question of how sea-ice, frontal dynamics and SST variability are related to bottom-water production.