SimOcean
Simulating and forecasting southern Africa's ocean

Publications

2010

  • Backeberg, B. C. and C. J. C. Reason (2010). A connection between the South Equatorial Current north of Madagascar and Mozambique Channel Eddies. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L04604, doi:10.1029/2009GL041950.
  • Zahn, R., J. Lutjeharms, A. Biastoch, I. Hall, G. Knorr, W. Park and C.J.C. Reason (2010). Investigating the global impacts of the Agulhas Current. EOS, 91, 109-110.

2009

  • Backeberg, B. C., L. Bertino, and J. A. Johannessen (2009). Evaluating two numerical advection schemes in HYCOM for eddy-resolving modelling of the Agulhas Current. Ocean Sci., 5, 173-190.
  • Hermes, J. and C.J.C. Reason (2009). The sensitivity of the Seychelles-Chagos Thermocline Ridge to large scale wind anomalies. ICES Journal of Marine Science Special Issue: proceedings of the International Symposium on Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Oceans, 66, 1455-1466, doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp074.
  • Reason, C.J.C. (2009). Applications of regional ocean modelling systems for Africa . Chapter 10 (pages 133-140) in Science, Technology, and Innovation for Socio-economic Development: Success Stories from Africa . (Eds. S.M. Muhongo, F.P. Gudyanga, A.A. Enow, D. Nyanganyura), ICSU Regional Office for Africa, Pretoria . ISBN 978 0 620 45741 5.
  • Siedler, G., M. Rouault, A. Biastoch, B. Backeberg, C.J.C. Reason and J.R.E. Lutjeharms, (2009). Modes of the southern extension of the East Madagascar Current. J. Geophys.Res., 114, C01005, doi:10.1029/2008JC004921.
  • Veitch, J.A., P. Penven and F.A. Shillington (2009): Equilibrium dynamics of the Benguela Current system, part 1: mean state and seasonal cycle. Journal of Physical Oceanography (in publication).

2008

  • Backeberg, B. C., J. A. Johannessen, L. Bertino, C. J. Reason (2008). The greater Agulhas Current system: An integrated study of its mesoscale variability. Journal of Operational Oceanography, 1(1):29-44(16).
  • Burls N. J. and C. J. C. Reason (2008) Modelling the Sensitivity of Coastal Winds over the Southern Benguela Upwelling System to Different SST Forcing. Journal of Marine Systems. 74, 561-584, doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.04.009.
  • Hermes, J.C. and C.J.C. Reason, 2008: Annual cycle of the South Indian Ocean (Seychelles-Chagos) thermocline ridge in a regional ocean model. J. Geophys. Res., 113, C04035, doi:10.1029/2007JC004363.
  • Veitch, J.A., P. Penven and F.A. Shillington (2008): The Benguela: a laboratory for comparative studies. Progress in Oceanography, doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2009.07.08