Abstract
An Agulhas Undercurrent has been directly measured on two occasions using a new acoustic current profiling technique (Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, LADCP). The core of the Undercurrent is centred around a depth of 1200 m, against the continental slope and directly below the surface core of the south-westward flowing Agulhas Current. Maximum velocities of 30 cm s-1 to the north-east are observed in the Undercurrent, and its volume transport is 6 Sv (1 Sv = 106 m3 s-1), approximately one-tenth that of the Agulhas Current.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1715-1724 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 9-10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Observations of an Agulhas undercurrent. / Beal, Lisa; Bryden, Harry L.
In: Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, Vol. 44, No. 9-10, 09.1997, p. 1715-1724.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Beal, Lisa
AU - Bryden, Harry L.
PY - 1997/9
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AB - An Agulhas Undercurrent has been directly measured on two occasions using a new acoustic current profiling technique (Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, LADCP). The core of the Undercurrent is centred around a depth of 1200 m, against the continental slope and directly below the surface core of the south-westward flowing Agulhas Current. Maximum velocities of 30 cm s-1 to the north-east are observed in the Undercurrent, and its volume transport is 6 Sv (1 Sv = 106 m3 s-1), approximately one-tenth that of the Agulhas Current.
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