@article{fdi:010025372,
  title = {{G}eneration of cyclonic eddies by the {A}gulhas current in the lee of the {A}gulhas bank},
  author = {{P}enven, {P}ierrick and {L}utjeharms, {J}.{R}.{E}. and {M}archesiello, {P}. and {R}oy, {C}laude and {W}eeks, {S}.{J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}nti-cyclonic rings are shed from the {A}gulhas {C}urrent at its retroflection. {T}hey subsequently drift off into the {S}outh {A}tlantic. {S}maller, cyclonic eddies have also been observed in this region. {T}he origin of these latter eddies has remained unknown. {W}e present model results that indicate that the configuration of the southern {A}gulhas {C}urrent and the poleward termination of the continental shelf of {A}frica allows shedding of cyclonic lee eddies by a flow detachment process. {H}ydrographic data, thermal infrared satellite images and altimetric observations are furnished that show that this model simulation is consistent with the characteristics and the behaviour of cyclonic eddies in the region. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{INTERACTION} {OCEAN} {ATMOSPHERE} ; {TOURBILLON} ; {CYCLONE} {TROPICAL} ; {CIRCULATION} {OCEANIQUE} ; {COURANT} {MARIN} ; {SURFACE} {MARINE} ; {ALTIMETRIE} ; {TEMPERATURE} {DE} {SURFACE} ; {MODELISATION} ; {SIMULATION} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {AGULHAS} ; {ATLANTIQUE} {SUD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1055--1058},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {2001},
  DOI = {10.1029/2000{GL}011760},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010025372},
}