The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is one of the most significant natural features on Earth and an engine-room of global climate. Here, oceanographer Steve Rintoul describes the current and explains its importance in ocean and climate science. A scientist at CSIRO and the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research centre, he was interviewed in January, 2012 aboard the Australian Government's Antarctic re-supply vessel, Aurora Australis by PhD student Nick Roden.
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