The FRAM Atlas of the Southern Ocean

Part 1: The polar projections

Also available: Part 2: The WOCE section plots

Text from the atlas (converted from old Word documents; expect some typesetting errors and remember this text dates from 1991):

1. Preface
2. Introduction
3. References
4. Acknowledgements

FRAM atlas pictures. Click on the thumbnails to obtain larger JPEG versions. Click on the model level to obtain lists of the contour values used at that level. Values common to all levels can be seen on the colour scales.

Atlas	Model level	Potential	Salinity	Pressure	Velocity
page	(and depth)	temperature
number	(m)	C	PSU	Pa	cm/s
12/13	1 (10m)
14/15	5 (120m)
16/17	9 (394m)
18/19	12 (888m)
20/21	16 (1726m)
22/23	20 (2617m)
24/25	26(3990m)

The FRAM Atlas of the Southern Ocean is a large (A2), high quality paper atlas published by NERC in 1991. The Atlas presents model results from the Fine Resolution Antarctic Model. Electronic versions of some of those images are available here. The collection will expand as time and demand permits. However if you require an image from the atlas which is not shown here please contact: me. Similarly, the original PostScript versions (A3) of these plots are available on request.

Some copies of the paper atlas are still available and are free to anyone willing to cover postal costs from SOC. Please contact Beverly de Cuevas for further details.