Agulhas Current   2/21/96  
SST Simulation Agulhas Current

Agulhas 2/21/96

  Agulhas Map
Water from the Indian Ocean does not reach the South Atlantic Ocean continuously, but in separate packages. These are called Agulhas eddies, after the current along the east coast of Southern Africa where they originate from. Dutch researcher Astrid van Veldhoven characterised the fate of these rapidly rotating, three hundred kilometre wide and five kilometres deep, warm eddies during their journey to the Atlantic Ocean.  

Atmospheric Circulation and Surface Currents