Upstream control of Agulhas Ring shedding
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Upstream control of Agulhas Ring shedding
[1] Rings shed in the Agulhas Retroflection region play an important role in the global thermohaline circulation. The shedding of these rings has been considered very irregular. In this paper, we present evidence for remote control of the timing and frequency of the ring shedding events. This turns out to be a far more regular process, at a frequency of 4–5 cycles per year. The movement of the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000804