On the Deep Western Boundary Current Separation and Anticyclone Genesis off Northeast Brazil

F Vilela‐Silva, ICA Silveira… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) is the main component of the deep
limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Off northeast Brazil, the …

Dynamics of the north brazil current retroflection region from the western tropical atlantic experiment observations

ICA da Silveira, WS Brown… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrographic and velocity observations of the North Brazil Current (NBC) retroflection
region during the 1990–1991 Western Tropical Atlantic Experiment (WESTRAX) are …

The roles of vertical shear and topography on the eddy formation near the site of origin of the Brazil Current

RG Soutelino, A Gangopadhyay… - Continental Shelf …, 2013 - Elsevier
The site of origin of the Brazil Current (BC) is currently one of the less explored aspects of
regional circulation and mesoscale activity in the west side of the South Atlantic Subtropical …

Near-surface western boundary circulation off Northeast Brazil

AN Dossa, AC Silva, A Chaigneau, G Eldin… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In the tropical Atlantic Ocean, the North Brazil Undercurrent (NBUC) and the North
Brazil Current (NBC) play important roles as near-surface northward paths for the Atlantic …

Is the Brazil Current eddy‐dominated to the north of 20 S?

RG Soutelino, ICA Da Silveira… - Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The Brazil Current (BC) originates with the arrival and bifurcation of the southernmost
branch of the South Equatorial Current (sSEC) between 10–20° S. Previous climatological …

Mesoscale eddies in the southwestern tropical Atlantic

AN Dossa, AC da Silva, F Hernandez… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The southwestern tropical Atlantic is a region of complex ocean dynamic where originates
the strong western boundary current system composed of North Brazil current and North …

Seasonal variability in the Deep Western Boundary Current around the eastern tip of Brazil

M Rhein, L Stramma - Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research …, 2005 - Elsevier
The spreading of recently ventilated North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) from the formation
region to the equatorial Atlantic occurs mainly in the Deep Western Boundary Current …

Anticyclonic eddies connecting the western boundaries of Indian and Atlantic Oceans

R Laxenaire, S Speich, B Blanke… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Indo‐Atlantic interocean exchanges achieved by Agulhas Rings are tightly
linked to global ocean circulation and climate. Yet they are still poorly understood because …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of the meridional overturning circulation on tropical–subtropical pathways

M Jochum, P Malanotte-Rizzoli - Journal of Physical …, 2001 - journals.ametsoc.org
An ocean GCM is used for idealized studies of the Atlantic circulation in a square basin. The
subtropical, the tropical, and the equatorial gyres are produced by forcing the model with a …

Evidence of abyssal eddies in the Brazil Basin

G Weatherly, M Arhan, H Mercier… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We report evidence of two deep cyclonic and two deep anticyclonic submesoscale eddies
from World Oceanographic Circulation Experiment hydrographic casts made in the Brazil …