The Agulhas current is a Western Boundary Current that retroflects and joins the Atlantic Circumpolar Current (ACC). It has a very significant role in transferring heat into the Atlantic Ocean, as a branch of the Conveyor Belt return flow. It meets the cold Benguela Current off the Cape of Good Hope. References: Agulhas Ecosystem, Benguela Ecosystem
This page shows some basic features of the region:
Etop05 Bathymetry | Levitus Dynamic Height | OCCAM Dynamic Height | |
South Atlantic SST from AVHRR: Jul 5th-9th,2003 | TMI SST: Jul 9th, 2003 | ||
Infrared satellite observations are strongly affected by clouds. But the atmosphere is largely transfarent to MW microwaves. Differences are clear on the graphics above. The map on the left shows a 5-day composite (Jul 5th-9th, 2003) of sea surface temperatures over the South Atlantic Basin. There are areas where the cloud cover blocks the infrared radiation emitted by the underlying sea surface. This issue is mostly solved in MW imagery, as shows the figure on the right. | |||
CTD&Argo Jan-Jul 2003 | Drifter Buoys Jan-Jul 2003 | XBT profiles Jan-Jul 2003 | |
QuikSCAT descending pass Jul 31st, 2003 | SSMI GMT:12h-24h Jul 31st, 2003 | Current field & Drifter Paths Jul 29th, 2003 | |
Monthly Mean Depth of the 20°C Isotherm | |||
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