The general hydrography of the Mozambique Channel

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dc.contributor.advisorLutjeharms, Johann R Een_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJamaloodien, Shaheenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T19:49:13Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T19:49:13Z
dc.date.issued2003en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 107-115.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe greater Agulhas Current system is believed to form a key link in the global ocean circulation since it is the inter-ocean conduit for warm Indian Ocean water to the Atlantic Ocean. This system has been thought to derive its water from the South Equatorial Current via two sources: the Mozambique Current, and secondly, the East Madagascar Current. In spite of their global significance surprisingly few observations have been made in these source regions. In March 2000 a multidisciplinary cruise, the first one in 25 years, the Agulhas Current Sources Experiment (ACSEX-1) was carried out in the Mozambique Channel. The main aim of the ACSEX-1 cruise was to establish the existence, trajectory and hydrographic structure of the Mozambique Current. The use of satellite altimetry and numerical modeling revealed high mososcale activity in the Mozambique Channel. Thus guided by real-time altimetric data, the cruise sections intersected the main regions of high mesoscale activity in the centre of the Channel. From this dataset we are now able to determine whether the Mozambique Current is a continuous current or whether it exists merely of a train of eddies, as the altimetric data suggest.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJamaloodien, S. (2003). <i>The general hydrography of the Mozambique Channel</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6483en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJamaloodien, Shaheen. <i>"The general hydrography of the Mozambique Channel."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6483en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJamaloodien, S. 2003. The general hydrography of the Mozambique Channel. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Jamaloodien, Shaheen AB - The greater Agulhas Current system is believed to form a key link in the global ocean circulation since it is the inter-ocean conduit for warm Indian Ocean water to the Atlantic Ocean. This system has been thought to derive its water from the South Equatorial Current via two sources: the Mozambique Current, and secondly, the East Madagascar Current. In spite of their global significance surprisingly few observations have been made in these source regions. In March 2000 a multidisciplinary cruise, the first one in 25 years, the Agulhas Current Sources Experiment (ACSEX-1) was carried out in the Mozambique Channel. The main aim of the ACSEX-1 cruise was to establish the existence, trajectory and hydrographic structure of the Mozambique Current. The use of satellite altimetry and numerical modeling revealed high mososcale activity in the Mozambique Channel. Thus guided by real-time altimetric data, the cruise sections intersected the main regions of high mesoscale activity in the centre of the Channel. From this dataset we are now able to determine whether the Mozambique Current is a continuous current or whether it exists merely of a train of eddies, as the altimetric data suggest. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - The general hydrography of the Mozambique Channel TI - The general hydrography of the Mozambique Channel UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6483 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJamaloodien S. The general hydrography of the Mozambique Channel. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2003 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6483en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Oceanographyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOceanographyen_ZA
dc.titleThe general hydrography of the Mozambique Channelen_ZA
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