Press Release 11-085
Threading the Climate Needle: The Agulhas Current System
Increased Agulhas "leakage" significant player in global climate variability
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| Agulhas Current system and its "leakage" into the Atlantic Ocean, affecting climate. Credit: Erik van Sebille, RSMAS |
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| Oceanographers have discovered changes in one of Earth's major current systems, the Agulhas Current. These changes are likely related to global warming and its effects on the oceans. Credit: University of Miami/RSMAS |
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| Current meters are secured to lab benches, ready for deployment into the Agulhas Current. Credit: Lisa Beal |
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| Mooring operations on deck of the research vessel Knorr during the Agulhas Current experiment. Credit: Dallas Murphy |
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| A current meter and chain of floats deployed as part of several-kilometers-long mooring. Credit: Lisa Beal |
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| Oceanographer Lisa Beal shows schoolchildren a current meter in the main science lab aboard ship. Credit: Clement Rousset |
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| Rendezvous between research vessel Knorr and clipper Stad Amsterdam off the South African Cape. Credit: Brett Kuyper |
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