Oceans and seas:Agulhas Undercurrent
Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 11, 2011, 3:06 pm
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The Agulhas Undercurrent is a current flowing beneath the Agulhas Current in the western boundary current in the Indian Ocean south of 30 degrees S. Line-Acoustic Dopper Current Profiler (LADCP) measurements indicate the core is centered around 1200 meters, against the continental slope and directly below the surface core of the southwestward flowing Agulhas Current. Maximum velocities of 30 cm/s to the northeast are observed in the undercurrent, and its volume transport is six Sverdrups, about a tenth that of the overlying Agulhas Current.
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Physical Oceanography Index
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Lisa M. Beal and Harry L. Bryden. Observations of an Agulhas Undercurrent. DSR, 44:1715–1724, 1997.
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Contributing Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Agulhas Undercurrent". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date November 11, 2011; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Agulhas_Undercurrent?topic=49523>
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The Agulhas Undercurrent is a current flowing beneath the Agulhas Current in the western boundary current in the Indian Ocean south of 30 degrees S. Line-Acoustic Dopper Current Profiler (LADCP) measurements indicate the core is centered around 1200 meters, against the continental slope and directly below the surface core of the southwestward flowing Agulhas Current. Maximum velocities of 30 cm/s to the northeast are observed in the undercurrent, and its volume transport is six Sverdrups, about a tenth that of the overlying Agulhas Current.
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See Also
Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
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Lisa M. Beal and Harry L. Bryden. Observations of an Agulhas Undercurrent. DSR, 44:1715–1724, 1997.
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