Oceans and seas:Brazilian Coastal Current
Brazilian Coastal Current (BCC) using buoy tracking. Source Southampton Oceanography Centre
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: June 8, 2012, 12:53 am
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C Michael Hogan
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The Brazilian Coastal Current (BCC) is a relatively slow but highly energetic coastal current, flowing in the opposite direction to the Brazil Current. The BCC occurs over the Southern Brazilian Continental Shelf of the Atlantic Ocean off of the coast of Brazil enduring from spring through winter, reaching its most northerly extreme at 25.2 degrees South in August.
Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
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Ronald Buss de Souza and Ian S.Robinson. 2004. Lagrangian and satellite observations of the Brazilian Coastal Current. CSR, 24:241–262.
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Brazilian Coastal Current". 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 30, 2010; Last revised Date June 8, 2012; Retrieved May 26, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Brazilian_Coastal_Current?topic=49523>
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The Brazilian Coastal Current (BCC) is a relatively slow but highly energetic coastal current, flowing in the opposite direction to the Brazil Current. The BCC occurs over the Southern Brazilian Continental Shelf of the Atlantic Ocean off of the coast of Brazil enduring from spring through winter, reaching its most northerly extreme at 25.2 degrees South in August.
Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
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Ronald Buss de Souza and Ian S.Robinson. 2004. Lagrangian and satellite observations of the Brazilian Coastal Current. CSR, 24:241–262.
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