In this paper we present a literature survey of the South Atlantic's climate and its oceanic
upper-layer circulation and meridional heat transport. The opening section deals with …

Existe limitada e esparsa informação na literatura sobre a Corrente do Brasil, a corrente de
contorno que fecha o Giro Subtropical do Atlântico Sul em sua borda oeste. Neste artigo …

Historical hydrographic data from the continental shelf off eastern South America are used to
examine the thermohaline properties of the water masses in the region between 20° S and …

Marine dissolved organic matter (DOM) is one of the largest reservoirs of reduced carbon on
Earth. In the dark ocean (> 200 m), most of this carbon is refractory DOM. This refractory …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the Antarctic circumpolar current (ACC) system.
It illustrates the recent observations of the structure and transport of the ACC. Numerical and …

A conductivity‐temperature‐depth and tracer chemistry section in the southeast South
Atlantic in December 1989 and January 1990 presents strong evidence that there is a …

The global‐scale circulation has long been one of oceanography's most challenging and
exciting research topics. A few features of the abyssal (near bottom) and deep circulation of …

Circulation, Renewal, and Modification of Antarctic Mode and Intermediate Water in: Journal of
Physical Oceanography Volume 31 Issue 4 (2001) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

Interocean exchange of heat and salt around South Africa is thought to be a key link in the
maintenance of the global overturning circulation of the ocean. It takes place at the Agulhas …

The autonomous Lagrangian circulation explorer (ALACE) is a subsurface float that cycles
vertically from a depth where it is neutrally buoyant to the surface where it is located by, and …