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Geostrophic Transport in the Benguela Current Region
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Historical data from the region between the Greenwich meridian and the African continental shelf are used to compute the offshore geostrophic transport of the Benguela Current. At 32°S, the Benguela Current is located near ...
The South Atlantic Current
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In this paper we use the historical hydrographic data base for the South Atlantic Ocean to investigate (i) the hydrographic boundary between the subtropical gyre and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the Sub-tropical ...
The South Pacific Current
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Southern Hemisphere Subtropical Front (STF) is a narrow zone of transition between upper-level sub-tropical waters to the north and subantarctic waters to the south. It is found near 40°S across the South Atlantic and ...
The Antarctic Circumpolar Wave: A Beta Effect in Ocean–Atmosphere Coupling over the Southern Ocean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Antarctic circumpolar wave (ACW) is a nominal 4-yr climate signal in the ocean?atmosphere system in the Southern Ocean, propagating eastward at an average speed of 6?8 cm s?1, composed of two waves taking approximately ...