The Mozambique Channel eddies : characteristics and mechanisms of formation

The model outputs and the satellite data have shown a number of cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies being generated within the Mozambique Channel. The eddies were identified using a newly designed eddy detection algorithm. The algorithm has shown that cyclonic eddies appeared to be more ubiquitous than the anticyclonic and had a single mode sizedistribution. On the other hand, the anticyclonic eddies seemed to have a favorite site for their formation, and have shown a bi-modal size-distribution.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Oceanography

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Halo, Issufo F M

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Penven, Pierrick
• Ansorge, Isabelle Jane

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6477

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6477