| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 329 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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Introduction; 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 |
| Summary |
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 re |
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Oceanography South Africa |
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meteorologie |
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meteorology |
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klimatologie |
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climatology |
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oceanografie |
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aardwetenschappen |
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earth sciences |
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geofysica |
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geophysics |
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geodesie |
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geodesy |
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milieumonitoring |
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environmental monitoring |
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Geology (General) |
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Geologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-293 and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Ocean currents -- Indian Ocean.
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Oceanography -- Indian Ocean
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Ocean currents -- South Africa
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Oceanography -- South Africa
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Oceanography -- Indian Ocean.
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Ocean currents -- South Africa.
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Oceanography -- South Africa.
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Ocean currents -- Indian Ocean.
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Environnement.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Ocean currents
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Oceanography
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Indian Ocean
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South Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783540372127 |
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3540372121 |
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3540423923 |
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9783540423928 |
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6610615632 |
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9786610615636 |
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