The atmospheric boundary layer above the Agulhas current

This thesis describes the atmospheric boundary layer above the Agulhas Current using shipboard meteorological measurements and rawinsonde ascents. The juxtaposition of the warm Agulhas Current and cool shelf waters is shown to have far-reaching effects on the overlying atmosphere. Air-sea fluxes of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee-Thorp, Andrew Michael
Other Authors: Lutjeharms, Johann R E
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19455