Can the Intermediate Western Boundary Current recirculation trigger the Vitória Eddy formation?

Abstract South of the Vitória-Trindade Ridge, a seamount chain off East Brazil, the Brazil Current (BC) meanders cyclonically within Tubarão Bight, occasionally forming the Vitória Eddy. It was recently found that the Intermediate Western Boundary Current (IWBC), which flows equatorwa...

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Main Authors: Napolitano, Dante C., Rocha, Cesar B., da Silveira, Ilson C. A., Simoes-Sousa, Iury T., Flierl, Glenn R.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/131994

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