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Agulhas-Benguela current system

A study of how Indian Ocean water flows around southern Africa and into the Atlantic Benguela Current, including the role of anticyclonic and cyclonic Agulhas eddies.

Publications

Richardson, P. L., 2007.  Agulhas leakage into the Atlantic estimated with subsurface floats and surface drifters.  Deep-Sea Research I, 54, 1361-1389, doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2007.40.010.

Richardson, P. L., J. R. E. Lutjeharms, and O. Boebel, 2003. Introduction to “Interocean Exchange Around South Africa.” Deep-Sea Research II, 50(1), 1–12.

Richardson, P. L., and S. L. Garzoli, 2003. Characteristics of intermediate water flow in the Benguela Current as measured with RAFOS floats. Deep-Sea Research II, 50(1), 87–118.

Schmid, C., O. Boebel, W. Zenk, J. R. E. Lutjeharms, S. L. Garzoli, P. L. Richardson, and C. Barron, 2003. Early evolution of an Agulhas Ring. Deep-Sea Research II, 50(1), 141–166.

Garzoli, Silvia L., Philip L. Richardson, Christopher M. Duncombe Rae, David M. Fratantoni, Gustavo J. Goñi, and Andreas J. Roubicek, 1999. Three Agulhas Rings observed during the Benguela Current Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 20,971–20,983.

Boebel, O. S., C. Duncombe-Rae, S. Garzoli, J. Lujeharms, P. L. Richardson, H. T. Rossby, C. Schmid and W. Zenk, 1998. Float experiment studies interocean exchanges at the tip of Africa. EOS, 79, 1, 7–8.

 

 

Schematic circulation diagram including current eddies around Southern Africa based on float trajectories and other data (2007).

Trajectories of anticyclonic eddies (mainly Agulhas current rings) from looping surface drifters and subsurface floats (2007).

Trajectories of cyclonic eddies from looping surface drifters and subsurface floats (2007).