Paleo Agulhas rings enter the subtropical gyre during the penultimate deglaciation
A maximum in the strength of Agulhas leakage has been registered at the interface between the Indian and South Atlantic oceans during glacial Termination II (T-II). This presumably transported the salt and heat necessary for maintaining the Atlantic circulation at rates similar to the present day. H...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-11-01
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Series: | Climate of the Past |
Online Access: | http://www.clim-past.net/9/2631/2013/cp-9-2631-2013.pdf |