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Investigation of the nearshore, episodic poleward current in the southern Benguela : a numerical modelling approach
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Viljoen, Anél |
| author2 | Shillington, Frank |
| author_browse | Shillington, Frank Viljoen, Anél |
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| description | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6448 Investigation of the nearshore, episodic poleward current in the southern Benguela : a numerical modelling approach Viljoen, Anél Shillington, Frank Brundrit, Geoff Oceanography Includes bibliographical references. Fisheries are of great economic importance on the South African West Coast (the Southern Benguela). The St Helena Bay region is a key nursery habitat for these fisheries because of its retention, upwelling and stratified water column characteristics. However, these characteristics also result in other outcomes such as hypoxia and harmful algal blooms (HAB's) which impact on the habitat suitability character of the system. A nearshore, episodic poleward current has been observed in this region, and it is believed that this current plays an important role in the incidence of HABs as well as hypoxia events. The drivers and dynamics of this nearshore, episodic poleward current have not been clearly understood, nor thoroughly investigated, due to the complexity of the scales and processes. However, the importance of this current in transporting harmful algae from the north into St Helena Bay and its role in habitat hypoxia has emphasized the need to understand its dynamics. 2014-08-13T19:44:26Z 2014-08-13T19:44:26Z 2006 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6448 eng application/pdf Department of Oceanography Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Oceanography Viljoen, Anél Investigation of the nearshore, episodic poleward current in the southern Benguela : a numerical modelling approach |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Investigation of the nearshore, episodic poleward current in the southern Benguela : a numerical modelling approach |
| title_full | Investigation of the nearshore, episodic poleward current in the southern Benguela : a numerical modelling approach |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the nearshore, episodic poleward current in the southern Benguela : a numerical modelling approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the nearshore, episodic poleward current in the southern Benguela : a numerical modelling approach |
| title_short | Investigation of the nearshore, episodic poleward current in the southern Benguela : a numerical modelling approach |
| title_sort | investigation of the nearshore episodic poleward current in the southern benguela a numerical modelling approach |
| topic | Oceanography |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6448 |
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