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| Veitch, Jennifer; Hermes, Juliet; Lamont, Tarron; Penven, Pierrick; Dufois, Francois. |
| The dynamics and seasonal variability of jet currents on the southern Benguela shelf-edge are investigated using a climatologically forced ROMS model. The jet is primarily forced by the intense horizontal gradients that exist across the southern Benguela shelf. These gradients are set up by nearshore cooling via the strongly seasonal upwelling regime and variable offshore warming by the advection of Agulhas waters. While the nearshore cooling is prevalent only during the spring and summer upwelling season, the offshore warming exists throughout the year. As a result intensified geostrophically adjusted currents exist throughout the year, particularly off the Cape Peninsula and Cape Columbine. However, the distinct shelf-edge jet features are most intense... |
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Palavras-chave: Southern Benguela; Shelf-edge jet; Numerical model. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00403/51401/51976.pdf |
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