The sedimentary cover of the Eastern Agulhas Ridge as seen in multichannel seismic reflection profiles: indications for changes in deep ocean circulation

• Main Authors: Gruetzner, Jens, Uenzelmann-Neben, Gabriele
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: Deutsche Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft (DGG) 2014
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; North Atlantic; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35288/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43302

The Agulhas Ridge forms an elongated part of the Agulhas-Falkland Fracture Zone (AFFZ) (43° S/9° E - 41° S/16° E) rising more than 2,000 m above the surrounding seafloor. Constituting a topographic barrier the ridge has a strong influence on the exchange of water masses between high and lower latitu...