Lecture 16: The Agulhas Current as a case study of a Western Boundary Current
The Agulhas Current is the western boundary current of the South Indian Ocean’s subtropical gyre. It carries tropical and subtropical waters poleward, along the east coast of South Africa, between about 27 S and 37 S. South of the continent, at about 40 S, it retroflects to the east and becomes the Agulhas Return Current.