Controls and impact of Agulhas leakage

The controls and impact of Agulhas leakage is assessed in a series of model experiments. The focus is set on understanding the influence the Southern Hemisphere winds have on Agulhas leakage.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Durgadoo, Jonathan
Other Authors:	Biastoch, Arne, Visbeck, Martin
Format:	Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	thesis ddc:550 Agulhas Agulhas Current Agulhas leakage Westerlies Winds Southern Ocean Antarctic Circumpolar Current Trades Winds Antarctic Antarc*
Online Access:	https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-diss-133130 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00013313 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dissertation_derivate_00005088/jv_durgadoo_PhD.pdf

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Summary:	The controls and impact of Agulhas leakage is assessed in a series of model experiments. The focus is set on understanding the influence the Southern Hemisphere winds have on Agulhas leakage.