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Figure 1.
The Benguela current as represented by the Mariano Global Surface
Velocity Analysis (MGSVA). The Benguela Current is the eastern boundary
current of the South Atlantic subtropical gyre. The Benguela Current
flows through a strong, biologically productive upwelling region,
and advects cool waters to the tropics. This water is warmed and
is one of the source waters for the South Equatorial Current.
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seasonal averages.
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Figure 2.
The average drifting buoy derived surface velocity.
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seasonal averages.
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Figure 3.
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Figure 4.
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Figure 5.
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Figure 6.
Trajectories of Buoy ID 22095 (red) and 25851 (blue) illustrate the
two primary pathways of source waters for the Benguela Current.
Buoy 22095 (red) indicates that the Indian Ocean waters, via
the Algulhas Current and its rings, are advected northwestward by
the Benguela Current. Buoy 25851 (blue) is one of the examples of
buoys in the cool South Atlantic Current that are advected, into
the tropical South Atlantic, by the Benguela Current.
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Figure 7.
AVRRR image of the sea-surface temperature (SST).
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Figure 8.
Geography of the region.
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Figure 9.
Topography/Bathymetry of the region.
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