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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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Nature Publishing Group
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52052 |