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| Rimaud, Julie; Speich, Sabrina; Blanke, Bruno; Grima, Nicolas. |
| Results from a regional ocean model and numerical Lagrangian analyses are compared with in situ measurements to describe the properties and dynamics of Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) in the region of the Cape Basin. The AAIW that originates in the South Atlantic (A-AAIW) at 8 degrees W follows two branches. A southern branch, flowing mostly south of 40 degrees S, is blocked by topography and is deflected westward without significant changes in its physical properties. A northern branch crosses the Cape Basin with strong modification of its physical properties. The AAIW that originates in the Indian Ocean (I-AAIW) flows into the Atlantic Ocean via the Agulhas Current and undergoes small physical changes in the Cape Basin. In the model, the salinity... |
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| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00098/20921/18532.pdf |
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