The Agulhas Current

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 and its role in linking the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. The text is well-illustrated and includes asides on the history of research on the Current. An exhaustive bibliography gives easy access to present knowledge on this important current system.

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.- References.- Bibliography.- Name index.- Subject index.