On the eddy field in the Agulhas retroflection, with some global considerations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C7, 1996, Pages 16259-16271

  Schmitz, William J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDIES; EDDY KINETIC ENERGY; GLOBAL COMPARISONS;

INDIAN OCEAN, AGULHAS RETROFLECTION;

EID: 0029832634     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01143     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Bang, N. D., Dynamic interpretations of a detailed surface temperature chart of the Agulhas Current retroflexion and fragmentation area, S. Afr. Geograph. J., 52, 67-76, 1970.
2. Bennett, S. L., Where three oceans meet: The Agulhas Retroflection region, Tech. Rep. WHOI-88-51, 350 pp., Woods Hole Oceanogr. Inst., Woods Hole, Mass., 1988.
3. Boudra, D. B., and E. P. Chassignet, Dynamics of Agulhas retroflection and ring formation in a numerical model, I, The vorticity balance, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 18, 280-303, 1988.
4. Bray, N. A., S. Hautala, J. Chong, and J. Pariwono, Large-scale sea level, thermocline, and wind variations in the Indonesian through-flow region, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 12,239-12,254, 1996.
5. Chassignet, E. P., and D. B. Boudra, Dynamics of Agulhas retroflection and ring formation in a numerical model, II, Energetics and ring formation, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 18, 304-319, 1988.
6. Chassignet, E. P., D. B. Olson, and D. B. Boudra, Motion and evolution of oceanic rings in a numerical model and in observations, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 22,121-22,140, 1990.
7. Church, J. A., and F. M. Boland, A permanent undercurrent adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 13, 1747-1749, 1983.
8. Clement, A. C., and A. L. Gordon, The absolute velocity field of Agulhas eddies and the Benguela Current, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 22,591-22,601, 1995.
9. Clowes, A. J., An introduction to the hydrology of South African waters, Invest. Rep. Fish. Mar. Biol. Surv. S. Afr., 12, 1-42, 20 charts, 1950.
10. Duncombe Rae, C. M., Agulhas Retroflection rings in the South Atlantic Ocean: An overview, S. Afr. J. Mar. Sci., 11, 327-344, 1991.
11. Duncombe Rae, C. M., F. A. Shillington, J. J. Agenbag, J. Taunton-Clark, and M. L. Gründlingh, An Agulhas ring in the South Atlantic Ocean and its interaction with the Benguela upwelling frontal system, Deep Sea Res., Part A, 39, 2009-2027, 1992.
12. Duncombe Rae, C. M., S. L. Garzoli, and A. L. Gordon, The eddy field of the southeast Atlantic Ocean: A statistical census from the Benguela Sources and Transports Project, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 11,949-11,964, 1996.