Auxiliary material for Paper 2008GL035132

Mesoscale perturbations control inter-ocean exchange south of Africa

A. Biastoch
Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics, Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel, Germany

J. R. E. Lutjeharms
Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

C. W. Boning  and M. Scheinert
Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics, Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel, Germany


Biastoch, A., J. R. E. Lutjeharms, C. W. Böning, and M. Scheinert (2008), Mesoscale perturbations control inter-ocean exchange south of Africa, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L20602, doi:10.1029/2008GL035132.

Introduction

These files show snapshots (5-day averages) of the high-resolution (1/10 deg) model, nested in a coarse-resolution (1/2 deg) global ocean model. Further details are found in the paper.

1. 2008gl035132-fs01.tif 
Snapshot of speed at 100 m depth, centered at 12 Oct 2001.

2. 2008gl035132-ms01.mpg 
Animation of speed at 100 m depth.