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Main Title The Agulhas Current [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Author Lutjeharms, Johann R. E.
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Year Published 2006
Call Number GC1-1581
ISBN 9783540372127
Subjects Physical geography ; Meteorology ; Oceanography ; Environmental toxicology
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37212-1
Collation XIII, 329 p. 187 illus., 8 in color. online resource.
Notes Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes Large-scale circulation of the South West Indian Ocean -- Sources of the Agulhas Current -- The northern Agulhas Current -- The southern Agulhas Current -- The Agulhas Current retroflection -- The Agulhas return flow -- The greater Agulhas Current: some reflections. The Agulhas Current is one of the major currents of the world ocean. In the network of currents that connect the major ocean basins, it forms a key link. This linkage may be of critical importance in the way the ocean affects the earth's climate and climate change. Based on the research findings of 60 years, the author describes the origins of the Agulhas Current, its behaviour, its influence on the adjacent continental shelf, its effect on local weather as well as its role in linking the Indian and the Atlantic Ocean. The text is well-illustrated and includes small asides on the history of research on the Agulhas Current. An exhaustive bibliography gives easy access to present knowledge on this important current system.
Place Published Berlin, Heidelberg
Corporate Au Added Ent SpringerLink (Online service)
Host Item Entry Springer eBooks
PUB Date Free Form 2006
BIB Level m
Medium computer
Content text
Carrier online resource
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
OCLC Time Stamp 20131219085136
Language eng
Origin SPRINGER
Type EBOOK
OCLC Rec Leader 02445nam a22004575i 45