Browsing Research Publications/Outputs by Author "Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph"

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Agulhas current meanders facilitate shelf-slope exchange on the Eastern Agulhas Bank

Author: Malan, N ; Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph ; Biastoch, A ; Durgadoo, JV ; Samuelsen, A ; Reason, C ; Hermes, J Date: Jun 2018 Large solitary meanders are arguably the dominant mode of variability in the Agulhas Current. Observational studies have shown that these large meanders are associated with strong upwelling velocities and affect the shelf circulation for over ... Read more
Assessing the accuracy of satellite derived ocean currents by comparing observed and virtual buoys in the Greater Agulhas Region

Author: Hart-Davis, MG ; Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph ; Halo, I ; Van Sebille, E ; Johannessen, JA Date: Oct 2018 In this study, we assess the accuracy of a combined geostrophic and Ekman current product (GlobCurrent) that estimates ocean currents at 15m depth, by coupling it to a synthetic particle tracking tool and comparing the virtual trajectories ... Read more
Delineation of marine ecosystem zones in the northern Arabian Sea during winter

Author: Shalin, S ; Samuelsen, A ; Korosov, A ; Menon, N ; Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph ; Pettersson, LH Date: Mar 2018 The spatial and temporal variability of marine autotrophic abundance, expressed as chlorophyll concentration, is monitored from space and used to delineate the surface signature of marine ecosystem zones with distinct optical characteristics. ... Read more
Late holocene marine radiocarbon reservoir correction for the Southern and Eastern Coasts of South Africa

Author: Maboya, ML ; Meadows, ME ; Reimer, PJ ; Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph ; Haberzettl, T Date: Dec 2017 The marine reservoir effect is the difference in radiocarbon (14C) between the atmosphere and the marine surface ocean. To overcome the dating errors induced, it is necessary to correct marine 14C ages for this effect. R is the difference ... Read more
Mapping the ocean current strength and persistence in the Agulhas to inform marine energy development

Author: Meyer, I ; Braby, L ; Krug, Marjolaine J ; Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph Date: Apr 2017 The potential for energy extraction from the fast-flowing Agulhas Current along South Africa’s East Coast is examined. Potentially suitable regions are evaluated using state-of-the-art satellite remote-sensing, predictive modelling, and in ... Read more
Mapping the ocean current strength and persistence in the Agulhas to inform marine energy development

Author: Meyer, I ; Braby, L ; Krug, Marjolaine J ; Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph Date: Apr 2017 The potential for energy extraction from the fast-flowing Agulhas Current along South Africa’s East Coast is examined. Potentially suitable regions are evaluated using state-of-the-art satellite remote-sensing, predictive modelling, and in ... Read more
Preliminary inter-model comparison of the Agulhas current with direct range doppler velocity estimates from Envisat's Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR)

Author: Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph ; Johannessen, J ; Rouault, Marjolaine J ; Veitch, J Date: Jul 2010 The greater Agulhas Current is a highly dynamic regime that is known to have significant influence on the local marine environment and ecosystem. It is also recently recognized to play an important role in the global thermohaline circulation, ... Read more
Using an eddy-tracking algorithm to understand the impact of assimilating altimetry data on the eddy characteristics of the Agulhas system

Author: De Vos, M ; Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph ; Counillon, F Date: Jun 2018 A complex and highly dynamical ocean region, the Agulhas Current System plays an important role in the transfer of energy, nutrients and organic material from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean. Its dynamics are not only important locally, but ... Read more
Wind changes above warm Agulhas Current eddies

Author: Rouault, Marjolaine J ; Verley, P ; Backeberg, Bjorn-Christoph Date: 2016 Sea surface temperature (SST) estimated from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer E onboard the Aqua satellite and altimetry-derived sea level anomalies are used south of the Agulhas Current to identify warm-core mesoscale eddies ... Read more

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