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 1 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- Aquatic Science
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Beal, L. M., & Bryden, H. L. (1997). Observations of an Agulhas undercurrent. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 44(9-10), 1715-1724. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0637(97)00033-2