Talk:Agulhas Current

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Suggwationas[edit]

I suggest the following:

Add the synonym: Agulhas Current—(Also called Agulhas stream.)

Update swift and strong with: It is one of the swiftest ocean currents with mean speeds of 1.6 m s⁻¹ and peak speeds exceeding 2.5 m s⁻¹. Its total transport of 70 Sv (70 × 10⁶ m³s⁻¹) near 31°S and up to 135 Sv (135 × 10⁶ m³s⁻¹) near 35°S is also among the largest of all ocean currents.

Reference: [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=agulhas-current1 ]

The following image might also be useful to show the proximity of this current to the coastline for the generation of electricity.

The article [http://www.agu.org/eos_elec/000440e.shtml ] indicates a distance of about 1° (in km?) from the coastline.

Ctmalan 15:30, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reticulated current[edit]

I don't understand the use of 'reticulated' (networked) in the statement The sources of the Agulhas Current are the East Madagascar Current, the Mozambique Current and a reticulated part of the Agulhas Current itself. Surely this should be 'recirculated' as stated 2 paragraphs later. Autodidactyl (talk) 07:37, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Autodidactyl: Actually, the source said recirculated. Fama Clamosa (talk) 11:12, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Poor Physics[edit]

Vorticity and momentum are really the same thing expressed in different coordinates; both are the first moment of motion. The problem can always be recast in generalized coordinates, but this is not the most practical solution, as Hough has shown. Momentum is absolutely conserved -- Lagrange's formulation implies that momentum "friction" does not exist! Energy has other forms but momentum does not! Relative vorticity is not the same thing as the total vorticity, which is relevant in western boundary current dynamics. The idea is that as TV changes it appears as changing RV and also as changes in steric potential at different latitudes. Such changes alter the solid earth's momentum, but not the earth-ocean-wind combined momentum. The Chandler Wobble is a good example of the ocean-earth momentum cycle. The NET transport should not include recirculation (reticulated part), as it probably varies a lot in the short term. It is not part of the gyre regime. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.219.70.254 (talk) 06:52, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ships using it[edit]

a mariner once mentioned to me that ships use this current to save time and fuel - does anyone have a reference for this ?--— ⦿⨦⨀Tumadoireacht ^Talk/_Stalk 22:43, 12 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]