Position of the Southern Ocean polar fronts

The mean and time-varying position of the main Southern Ocean polar fronts has been calculated from a combination of gridded altimetric sea level anomalies and a new climatology of mean sea level constructed from historical data and ARGO T / S profiles. Positions of 3 main Southern Ocean polar fronts of the ACC: (PF, SAF-N and SAF-S)

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Date (publication)2017-11-17
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languagefr
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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