@article{fdi:010049185,
  title = {{O}cean variability over the {A}gulhas {B}ank and its dynamical connection with the southern {B}enguela upwelling system},
  author = {{B}lanke, {B}. and {P}enven, {P}ierrick and {R}oy, {C}laude and {C}hang, {N}. and {K}okoszka, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study analyzes the oceanic pathway connecting the {A}gulhas {B}ank to the southern {B}enguela upwelling system by means of a quantitative {L}agrangian interpretation of the velocity field calculated by a high-resolution numerical simulation of the ocean around the southwestern tip of {A}frica. {T}he regional ocean model is forced with {N}ational {C}enters for {E}nvironmental {P}rediction surface winds over 1993-2006 and offers a relevant numerical platform for the investigation of the variability of the water transferred between both regions, both on seasonal and intraseasonal time scales. {W}e show that the intensity of the connection fluctuates in response to seasonal wind variability in the west coast upwelling system, whereas intraseasonal anomalies are mostly related to the organization of the eddy field along the southwestern edge of the {A}gulhas {B}ank. {T}hough the study only considers passive advection processes, it may provide useful clues about the strategy adopted by anchovies in their selection of successful spawning location and period. {T}he pathway under investigation is of major interest for the ecology of the southern {B}enguela upwelling system because it connects the spawning grounds on the {A}gulhas {B}ank with the nursery grounds located on the productive upwelling off the west coast.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch-{O}ceans},
  volume = {114},
  numero = {},
  pages = {{C}12028},
  ISSN = {0148-0227},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1029/2009jc005358},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049185},
}