Upper-level circulation in the South Atlantic Ocean

In this paper we present a literature survey of the South Atlantic's climate and its oceanic upper-layer circulation and meridional heat transport. The opening section deals with climate and is focused upon those elements having greatest oceanic relevance, i.e., distributions of atmospheric sea...

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Published in:Progress in Oceanography
Main Authors: Peterson, Ray G., Stramma, Lothar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1991
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Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32117/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32117/1/1-s2.0-0079661191900068-main.pdf
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spelling ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:32117 2023-05-15T13:48:22+02:00 Upper-level circulation in the South Atlantic Ocean Peterson, Ray G. Stramma, Lothar 1991 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32117/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32117/1/1-s2.0-0079661191900068-main.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/0079-6611(91)90006-8 en eng Elsevier https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32117/1/1-s2.0-0079661191900068-main.pdf Peterson, R. G. and Stramma, L. (1991) Upper-level circulation in the South Atlantic Ocean. Open Access Progress in Oceanography, 26 (1). pp. 1-73. DOI 10.1016/0079-6611(91)90006-8 <https://doi.org/10.1016/0079-6611%2891%2990006-8>. doi:10.1016/0079-6611(91)90006-8 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 1991 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1016/0079-6611(91)90006-8 2023-04-07T15:25:02Z In this paper we present a literature survey of the South Atlantic's climate and its oceanic upper-layer circulation and meridional heat transport. The opening section deals with climate and is focused upon those elements having greatest oceanic relevance, i.e., distributions of atmospheric sea level pressure, the wind fields they produce, and the net surface energy fluxes. The various geostrophic currents comprising the upper-level general circulation are then reviewed in a manner organized around the subtropical gyre, beginning off southern Africa with the Agulhas Current Retroflection and then progressing to the Benguela Current, the equatorial current system and circulation in the Angola Basin, the large-scale variability and interannual warmings at low latitudes, the Brazil Current, the South Atlantic Current, and finally to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current system in which the Falkland (Malvinas) Current is included. A summary of estimates of the meridional heat transport at various latitudes in the South Atlantic ends of the survey Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic South Atlantic Ocean OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Antarctic The Antarctic Progress in Oceanography 26 1 1 73
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description In this paper we present a literature survey of the South Atlantic's climate and its oceanic upper-layer circulation and meridional heat transport. The opening section deals with climate and is focused upon those elements having greatest oceanic relevance, i.e., distributions of atmospheric sea level pressure, the wind fields they produce, and the net surface energy fluxes. The various geostrophic currents comprising the upper-level general circulation are then reviewed in a manner organized around the subtropical gyre, beginning off southern Africa with the Agulhas Current Retroflection and then progressing to the Benguela Current, the equatorial current system and circulation in the Angola Basin, the large-scale variability and interannual warmings at low latitudes, the Brazil Current, the South Atlantic Current, and finally to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current system in which the Falkland (Malvinas) Current is included. A summary of estimates of the meridional heat transport at various latitudes in the South Atlantic ends of the survey
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