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The Agulhas Current off the coast of South Africa is said to stimulate the so-called overturning circulation of the Atlantic that plays a significant role in the northward flow of the Gulf Stream and hence climate of Northwest Europe and beyond. Despite its crucial role, the Agulhas system has largely been ignored as a potential trigger of climate variability. Using cutting-edge high-resolution modelling, new research has discovered that the atmosphere can impact oceanography in the Indian-Atlantic Ocean corridor south of Africa in a way not intuitively expected. [Source: European Commission]
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