The Antarctic circumpolar wave(ACW) has become a focus of the air-sea coupled Southern Ocean study since 1996,when it was discovered as an air-sea coupled interannual signal propagating eastward in the region of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current(ACC).

• 南极绕极波(ACW)是近10年来海洋和大气科学领域研究的重要内容之一,其特征表现为一种海气耦合的年际信号在南大洋的明显东向传播。