Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is an ocean current that flows clockwise (as seen from the South Pole) from west to east around Antarctica. An alternative name for the ACC is the West Wind Drift.

Antarctic Circumpolar Current, wind -driven surface oceanic current encircling Antarctica and flowing from west to east. Affected by adjacent landmasses, submarine topography, and prevailing winds, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is irregular in width and course.

The only current that flows completely around the globe is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the dominant circulation feature of the Southern Ocean.

2018年11月15日 · The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, or ACC, is the strongest ocean current on our planet. It extends from the sea surface to the bottom of the ocean, and encircles Antarctica.

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the largest wind-driven current on Earth. It is the only current that goes all the way around our planet and connects the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

2001年1月1日 · This chapter describes the Antarctic circumpolar current (ACC) system. It illustrates the recent observations of the structure and transport of the ACC. Numerical and analytical models have led to substantial advances with regard to the theory and dynamics of the ACC, and its links to the meridional circulation.

2024年11月11日 · The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is an important feature of the ocean’s deep circulation because it transports deep and intermediate water between the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean, and because Ekman pumping driven by westerly winds is a major driver of the deep circulation.

2024年3月27日 · The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) represents the world’s largest ocean-current system and affects global ocean circulation, climate and Antarctic ice-sheet stability 1,2,3.

2008年11月23日 · Our results imply that the transport in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and meridional overturning in the Southern Ocean are insensitive to decadal changes in wind stress. The Antarctic...

2025年1月3日 · The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), also known as the West Wind Drift is the largest wind-driven current on Earth. It is the only current in the global ocean to close upon itself in a circumpolar loop.