On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation and climate
The Atlantic Ocean receives warm, saline water from the Indo-Pacific Ocean through Agulhas leakage around the southern tip of Africa. Recent findings suggest that Agulhas leakage is a crucial component of the climate system and that ongoing increases in leakage under anthropogenic warming could stre...
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Bibliographic Details
Published in: | Nature |
Main Authors: |
Beal, L.M.,
de Ruijter, W.P.M.,
Biastoch, A.,
Zahn, R.,
SCOR/WCRP/IAPSO Working Group 136,
Zinke, J.,
Ridderinkhof, H. |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper
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Language: | English |
Published: |
2011
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Online Access: | http://imis.nioz.nl/imis.php?module=ref&refid=205318
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