The Cape Cauldron: a regime of turbulent inter-ocean exchange

O Boebel, J Lutjeharms, C Schmid, W Zenk… - Deep Sea Research …, 2003 - Elsevier
Combining in-situ Lagrangian intermediate depth velocity measurements from the KAPEX
(Cape of Good Hope Experiments) float program with sea-surface height data, this study …

Three decades of research on the greater Agulhas Current

JRE Lutjeharms - Ocean Science, 2007 - os.copernicus.org
The greater Agulhas Current has been shown to be a key link in the global thermohaline
circulation and an increased understanding of this current system is therefore of more than …

Environmental characteristics of Agulhas rings affect interocean plankton transport

E Villar, GK Farrant, M Follows, L Garczarek, S Speich… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Agulhas rings provide the principal route for ocean waters to circulate from the Indo-Pacific
to the Atlantic basin. Their influence on global ocean circulation is well known, but their role …

Tracking coherent structures in a regional ocean model with wavelet analysis: Application to Cape Basin eddies

AM Doglioli, B Blanke, S Speich… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This study is mainly aimed at proposing objective tools for the identification and tracking of
three‐dimensional eddy structures. It is conducted with a high‐resolution numerical model of …

Agulhas leakage into the Atlantic estimated with subsurface floats and surface drifters

PL Richardson - Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research …, 2007 - Elsevier
Surface drifters and subsurface floats drifting at depths near 800m were used to study the
pathways of warm, salty Indian Ocean water leaking into the South Atlantic that is a …

The South Atlantic and the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

SL Garzoli, R Matano - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 2011 - Elsevier
This article discusses the contribution of the South Atlantic circulation to the variability of the
Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC). The South Atlantic connects the North Atlantic to …

Agulhas ring heat content and transport in the South Atlantic estimated by combining satellite altimetry and Argo profiling floats data

R Laxenaire, S Speich, A Stegner - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Agulhas leakage of Indian Ocean waters into the Atlantic has been shown to be
a key link in global ocean circulation and climate; an increased understanding of this …

Evolution of the thermohaline structure of one Agulhas ring reconstructed from satellite altimetry and Argo floats

R Laxenaire, S Speich, A Stegner - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The transfer of Indian Ocean thermocline and intermediate waters into the South
Atlantic via the Agulhas leakage is generally believed to be primarily accomplished through …

Observations of a young Agulhas ring, Astrid, during MARE in March 2000

HM Van Aken, AK Van Veldhoven, C Veth… - Deep Sea Research …, 2003 - Elsevier
The MARE project studies the effects of inter-ocean exchange between the Indian and
Atlantic Ocean, via Agulhas rings, on the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. The field …

Estimation of the Agulhas ring impacts on meridional heat fluxes and transport using ARGO floats and satellite data

J Souza, C de Boyer Montégut… - Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A method that combines vertical profiles from the ARGO floats program and satellite Sea
Surface Height (SSH) data is used to reconstruct the vertical structure of the Agulhas rings …