Tag Archives: density
Moving water

Getting to Know MCDW

We’ve talked a lot about Modified Circumpolar Deep Water recently. It’s the water that our gliders are looking for, and our scientists think the nutrients it carries cause the great blooms of food during the Ross Sea’s summers. Let’s take a day to get to know it. MCDW starts out in water 400 meters (1320 […]

Read more

Skip to toolbar