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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Main Authors: T. Caley, J.-H. Kim, B. Malaizé, J. Giraudeau, T. Laepple, N. Caillon, K. Charlier, H. Rebaubier, L. Rossignol, I. S. Castañeda, S. Schouten, J. S. Sinninghe Damsté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-11-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/7/1285/2011/cp-7-1285-2011.pdf