EMBRACE-OCE-Seed: Variability and trends in Agulhas Current water mass properties — NSF Award to University of Alaska Fairbanks Ca
The Agulhas Current is western boundary current of the South Indian Ocean subtropical gyre. Due to its strong, warm, and salty flow, the Agulhas dominates the Indian Ocean heat and freshwater budgets. Variability in the Agulhas Current impacts regional weather over Southern Africa and can alter global climate through t
| Award title | EMBRACE-OCE-Seed: Variability and trends in Agulhas Current water mass properties |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2409411 |
| Awardee | University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus |
| City | FAIRBANKS |
| State | AK |
| Amount obligated | $199,999 |
| Principal investigator | Kay McMonigal |
| Program | Special Initiatives |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | The Agulhas Current is western boundary current of the South Indian Ocean subtropical gyre. Due to its strong, warm, and salty flow, the Agulhas dominates the Indian Ocean heat and freshwater budgets. Variability in the Agulhas Current impacts regional weather over Southern Africa and can alter global climate through the transport of warm and salty waters to the Atlantic Ocean, which impacts the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Under climate change, the Indian Ocean has warmed rapidl |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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