Utrecht University: Geological Evidence Questions the Role of Agulhas Leakage in Atlantic Ocean Circulation
August 04, 2026
August 04, 2026
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Aug. 4 (TNSjou) -- Utrecht University issued the following news:
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Geological evidence questions the role of Agulhas Leakage in Atlantic Ocean Circulation
For decades, scientists have asserted that the leakage of warm, salty Indian Ocean water south of South Africa into the Atlantic is a major contribution to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a component of the global ocean conveyor system. New research le . . .
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Geological evidence questions the role of Agulhas Leakage in Atlantic Ocean Circulation
For decades, scientists have asserted that the leakage of warm, salty Indian Ocean water south of South Africa into the Atlantic is a major contribution to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a component of the global ocean conveyor system. New research le . . .