Agulhas Current
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The Agulhas Current is a powerful western boundary ocean current that flows southward along the southeast coast of Africa, transporting warm, saline water from the tropical Indian Ocean toward the Atlantic.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agulhas Current system | 1 |
| Agulhas leakage | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean current
ⓘ
surface current ⓘ western boundary current ⓘ |
| affects |
marine ecosystems off South Africa
ⓘ
regional fisheries ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Agulhas Retroflection
ⓘ
surface form:
Agulhas Return Current
Agulhas leakage eddies ⓘ |
| boundedBy | continental slope of South Africa ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high salinity
ⓘ
high temperature ⓘ narrow jet-like structure ⓘ strong flow ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Agulhas Current
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Agulhas leakage
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Portuguese navigators ⓘ |
| entersOcean |
South Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
|
| flowsAlong |
east coast of South Africa
ⓘ
southeast coast of Africa ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | southward ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween | Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean water masses ⓘ |
| formsFeature |
Agulhas Retroflection
ⓘ
Agulhas Retroflection ⓘ
surface form:
Agulhas Rings
|
| hasRole |
heat transport from Indian Ocean to Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
salt transport from Indian Ocean to Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasTypicalWaterMass |
Indian Ocean Central Water
ⓘ
Subtropical Surface Water ⓘ |
| influences |
climate of South Atlantic region
ⓘ
climate of southern Africa ⓘ global climate system ⓘ |
| isAnalogOf |
Gulf Stream
ⓘ
Kuroshio Current ⓘ |
| isMajorPathwayFor |
interocean exchange of heat
ⓘ
interocean exchange of salt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Southwest Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
drifters
ⓘ
moored current meters ⓘ satellite altimetry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cape Agulhas ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Atlantic interocean exchange
ⓘ
global ocean circulation ⓘ |
| retroflexesNear | Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| studiedBy | physical oceanography ⓘ |
| terminatesNear | Agulhas Bank ⓘ |
| transports |
saline water
ⓘ
warm water ⓘ |
| westernBoundaryOf |
Indian Ocean subtropical gyre
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Indian Ocean subtropical gyre
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Agulhas leakage
this entity surface form:
Agulhas Current system