High-latitude obliquity as a dominant forcing in the Agulhas current system
The Agulhas Current transport of heat and salt from the Indian Ocean into the South Atlantic around South Africa (Agulhas leakage), can affect the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and, thus, influence global climate. However, efforts to elucidate forcing mechanisms connecting the A...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-11-01
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Series: | Climate of the Past |
Online Access: | http://www.clim-past.net/7/1285/2011/cp-7-1285-2011.pdf |