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Impact of intensified Indian Ocean winds on mesoscale variability in the Agulhas system [1]

South of Africa, the Agulhas ocean current system transports warm, salty water from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. This study shows that the mesoscale variability of the Agulhas system has intensified over recent decades, apparently owing to enhanced trade winds over the tropical Indian Ocean.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2012
Björn C. Backeberg [2], Pierrick Penven [3], Mathieu Rouault [4]
Nature Climate Change [5]
2
8
608-612
Tags:
Indian Ocean [6], South Atlantic Ocean [7], Climate [8], Climate Science [9]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-atlantic-ocean
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