The Agulhas System as a Key Region of the Global Oceanic Circulation

A. Biastoch (), C. W. Böning, M. Scheinert and J. R. E. Lutjeharms
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A. Biastoch: Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften
C. W. Böning: Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften
M. Scheinert: Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften
J. R. E. Lutjeharms: University of Cape Town

A chapter in High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '08, 2009, pp 459-469 from Springer

Abstract: Summary The Agulhas system at the interface between the Indian and Atlantic Ocean is an important region in the global oceanic circulation with a recognized key role in global climate and climate change. The simulation of the Agulhas system was performed by a high-resolution regional model nested in a global coarse-resolution ocean model. It is shown that this model simulates all characteristics of the Agulhas regime in a highly realistic manner. Due to the two-way coupling of both models the importance of the Agulhas leakage on the large-scale thermohaline circulation was demonstrated.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-88303-6_32

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