Study Challenges Role of Agulhas Leakage in Atlantic Circulation
For decades, standard scientific understanding held that the leakage of warm, salty water from the Indian Ocean south of South Africa into the Atlantic was a major driver of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) according to miragenews.com. This interocean exchange, traditionally known as Agulhas leakage, transfers heat, salt, and biogeochemical tracers across ocean boundaries … Read more