Analysis of the position and strength of westerlies and trades with implications for Agulhas leakage and South Benguela upwelling

<p>The westerlies and trade winds over the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean are important drivers of the regional oceanography around southern Africa, including features such as the Agulhas Current, the Agulhas leakage, and the Benguela upwelling. Agulhas leakage constitutes a fraction of warm...

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Main Authors: N. Tim, E. Zorita, K.-C. Emeis, F. U. Schwarzkopf, A. Biastoch, B. Hünicke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-12-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/10/847/2019/esd-10-847-2019.pdf