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Nürnberg, Dirk, Akintunde Kayode, Karl J. F. Meier, and Cyrus Karas. "Leeuwin Current dynamics over the last 60 kyr – relation to Australian ecosystem and Southern Ocean change." Climate of the Past 18, no. 11 (November 15, 2022): 2483–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-2483-2022.

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Abstract. The Leeuwin Current, flowing southward along the western coast of Australia, is an important conduit for the poleward heat transport and inter-ocean water exchange between the tropical and the subantarctic ocean areas. Its past development and its relationship to Southern Ocean change and Australian ecosystem response is, however, largely unknown. Here we reconstruct sea surface and thermocline temperatures and salinities from foraminiferal-based Mg/Ca and stable oxygen isotopes from areas offshore of southwestern and southeastern Australia, reflecting the Leeuwin Current dynamics over the last 60 kyr. Their variability resembles the biomass burning development in Australasia from ∼60–20 ka BP, implying that climate-modulated changes related to the Leeuwin Current most likely affected Australian vegetational and fire regimes. Particularly during ∼60–43 ka BP, the warmest thermocline temperatures point to a strongly developed Leeuwin Current during Antarctic cool periods when the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) weakened. The pronounced centennial-scale variations in Leeuwin Current strength appear to be in line with the migrations of the Southern Hemisphere frontal system and are captured by prominent changes in the Australian megafauna biomass. We argue that the concerted action of a rapidly changing Leeuwin Current, the ecosystem response in Australia, and human interference since ∼50 BP enhanced the ecological stress on the Australian megafauna until its extinction at ∼43 ka BP. While being weakest during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the deglacial Leeuwin Current intensified at times of poleward migrations of the Subtropical Front (STF). During the Holocene, the thermocline off southern Australia was considerably shallower compared to the short-term glacial and deglacial periods of Leeuwin Current intensification.
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Rennie, Susan J., Charitha P. Pattiaratchi, and Robert D. McCauley. "Eddy formation through the interaction between the Leeuwin Current, Leeuwin Undercurrent and topography." Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 54, no. 8-10 (April 2007): 818–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.02.005.

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Reason, CJC, and AF Pearce. "Comparison of the Semtner and Chervin eddy-resolving global ocean model with LUCIE and satellite observations in the Leeuwin Current region." Marine and Freshwater Research 47, no. 3 (1996): 509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf9960509.

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Output from the Semtner and Chervin eddy-resolving global ocean general circulation model is compared with observations from the Leeuwin Current Interdisciplinary Experiment (LUCIE) and satellite data for the coastal waters of Western Australia. The model output is a snapshot over the domain 9-43�S, 90-120�E for a day in mid July 1987, which is during the season that the Leeuwin Current is expected to be well established along the western and southern coasts of Western Australia. Maximum Leeuwin Current velocities in the model are of the order of 60 cm s-1 and are found in the southern part of the current on the western coast and around into the Great Australian Bight. At depths below about 200 m, and centred near 400 m, there is an equatorward-flowing undercurrent with maximum velocity of order 25 cm s-1. Comparison of temperature and salinity cross-sections with LUCIE observations reveals that the model output for this day exhibits many realistic features. In particular, the model fields display a number of prominent meanders and eddies on the Leeuwin Current as well as further offshore. Consistent with observations, mesoscale features associated with the Leeuwin Current are concentrated between 25�S and the Cape Mentelle region; the flow in the northern part of the Leeuwin Current and the North West Shelf may be too weak to induce eddy-generating instabilities. Prominent in the model output are two large meanders on the Leeuwin Current between 25�S and 29�S and two anticyclonic eddies further downstream; features similar to these are evident in satellite data during winter 1987.
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Cresswell, GR, and JL Peterson. "The Leeuwin Current south of Western Australia." Marine and Freshwater Research 44, no. 2 (1993): 285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf9930285.

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Satellite images as well as data collected in situ were used to follow the seasonal changes of the Leeuwin Current south of Western Australia (WA) in 1986-87. The current has two major sources: salty subtropical water from west of WA, and fresher tropical water from north of WA. In summer, the tropical waters are excluded by the strong equatorward wind stress. In autumn and winter, this wind stress is reduced and tropical waters flood southward to dominate the flow. Nevertheless, salty subtropical water is entrained en route, and so, whatever the season, the Leeuwin Current is more saline than the 'local' subantarctic waters off southern WA. From a research vessel, observations were made on the current and one of its offshoots in June 1987. The Leeuwin Current had a maximum surface speed of more than 1 m s-1 just beyond the shelf edge. Its warm, low-salinity surface core rode on a sheath of higher-salinity subtropical water that it had entrained upstream. The first survey of the offshoot showed it to be 50 km across and 130 m deep (for water warmer than 17�C), and it extended 200 km seaward (as deduced from a satellite image). Velocities in the offshoot ranged up to 1 m s-1 southward and 1 m s-1 north-eastward on the western and eastern sides, respectively. Richardson numbers were, in places, as low as 0.25. On a second survey two days later, the offshoot was found to have pinched off and the remnant bulge on the edge of the parent stream to have moved 30 km eastward. The flow around this bulge reached 1.6 m s-'. The offshoot/bulge was possibly first formed in April, and it kept its identity at least until August. During this time, it moved eastward at speeds between 2 and 15 km day-1. In June, the offshoot was estimated to contain water equivalent to five days' transport of the parent current.
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De Vleeschouwer, David, Benjamin F. Petrick, and Alfredo Martínez‐García. "Stepwise Weakening of the Pliocene Leeuwin Current." Geophysical Research Letters 46, no. 14 (July 22, 2019): 8310–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2019gl083670.

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Weaver, Andrew J., and Jason H. Middleton. "On the Dynamics of the Leeuwin Current." Journal of Physical Oceanography 19, no. 5 (May 1989): 626–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1989)019<0626:otdotl>2.0.co;2.

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Cresswell, G. "The Leeuwin Current near Rottnest Island, Western Australia." Marine and Freshwater Research 47, no. 3 (1996): 483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf9960483.

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Ship data and a satellite image in June 1987 showed the Leeuwin Current as a warm, low-salinity tropical stream travelling southward inshore of the 180-m isobath with near-surface speeds up to 0.9 m s-1. Farther offshore, where the waters became progressively more subtropical, the southward currents were also quite strong--0.75 m s-1 above the continental slope and over 0.4 m s-1 out to 70 km beyond the shelf edge. Beyond this, a doming of 150 m in the temperature structure at several hundred metres depth drove a cyclonic eddy that had its maximum speed of ~0.5 m s-1 in a ring at 200-400 m depth. The presence of the eddy was confirmed by the path of a drifter. Geostrophic currents and currents measured directly with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler showed good agreement. The warm 'shoulder' of the Leeuwin Current between the 105-m and 135-m isobaths was a biological oasis characterized by, inter alia, several fish schools at least 10 km long and 1 km wide and with vertical extents from 20 m to more than 100 m depth.
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Caputi, Nick, Chris Chubb, and Alan Pearce. "Environmental effects on recruitment of the western rock lobster, Panulirus cygnus." Marine and Freshwater Research 52, no. 8 (2001): 1167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf01180.

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The Leeuwin Current, which brings warm, nutrient-poor waters southward along the edge of the West Australian continental shelf, is positively correlated with western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) puerulus settlement along the coast. Westerly winds, also positively correlated with puerulus settlement, probably assist the transport of larvae to the coast during settlement. We examined relationships between (a) monthly sea-surface temperature where phyllosoma larvae occur – and annual levels of puerulus settlement at locations throughout the fishery and (b) monthly variation in Leeuwin Current strength (and westerly winds) and annual puerulus settlement later in the year (August–January). The Leeuwin Current, when it begins to strengthen during February–April, was highly correlated with puerulus settlement; sea-surface temperature during this period may have strongly influenced puerulus settlement at many locations. Its influence on puerulus settlement may have been due to improved larval survival and growth caused by higher water temperatures associated with a stronger Leeuwin Current in April or to increased retention of larvae close to the coast. In years when the southward-flowing Leeuwin Current was very strong, settlement in the southern locations was relatively higher than that farther north. In years of strong puerulus settlement, settlement also occurred earlier in the season.
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Akhir, Mohd Fadzil, Charitha Pattiaratchi, and Michael Meuleners. "Dynamics and Seasonality of the Leeuwin Current and the Surrounding Counter-Current System in the Region South of Western Australia." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, no. 8 (July 23, 2020): 552. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse8080552.

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Surface circulation associated with the Leeuwin Current System off the southern coast of Western Australia was simulated using the Regional Ocean Model Systems (ROMS). The Leeuwin current (LC) and Flinders current (FC) were reproduced in two simulation: with and without wind stress. The inclusion of wind resulted in a strong LC during autumn and winter months with the LC flowing close to the shelf, accelerating after reaching the south-west corner at Cape Leeuwin. The geopotential gradient was present through all seasons, indicating that it is the major driving force of the currents. At the subsurface, continuation of the opposing undercurrent present at the southwest corner. Interchanging of strength and transport between LC and FC can be seen between seasons, where LC strength drops significantly in autumn and winter when the wind stress is low and this subsequently increases the FC transport. The FC strength declines in summer when there is no wind stress, which during this time LC is stronger. Meanwhile, the analysis shows an inshore presence of Cresswell current is evident along the coast when there is south-easterly wind in summer. The study provides comprehensive overview of the complex currents system where wind influence proves to be determining factors to the current system.
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Rochford, DJ. "Seasonal changes in the distribution of Leeuwin Current waters of Southern Australia." Marine and Freshwater Research 37, no. 1 (1986): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf9860001.

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Three major water masses occur for all or part of the year within the shelf and slope region off southern Australia. A Leeuwin Current carries the warmest water mass of relatively low salinity into the region, principally along the shelf break as far east as 130�E. This water mass first enters the western end of the region in May, disappears from the eastern end after July and from the western end by September-October. A warm and very high salinity water mass is present in the central and eastern half of the Great Australian Bight for most of the year. This central Bight water mass drifts to the south-east and occupies much of the shelf and slope region east of 135�E., particularly in winter. A West Wind Drift cold water mass of lowest salinity is found throughout the year off the slope region of southern Australia and periodically intrudes into the shelf break, especially when the Leeuwin Current is weakly developed. The central Bight waters, which provide a second source of warm waters in the eastern half of the region, greatly complicate the interpretation from satellite imagery of warm waters in that region as being derived solely from the Leeuwin Current. Adequate salinity data and sea surface temperatures derived from satellite imagery are required to determine more accurately the eastward extent of the Leeuwin Current.
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Mohd, Akhir Mohd Fadzil. "Physical processes along the southern continental shelf and slope of Western Australia." University of Western Australia. School of Environmental Systems Engineering, 2010. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2010.0118.

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The circulation along the south coast of Western Australia was examined using field data and numerical modelling. Physical processes in this region, particularly along the continental shelf and slope regions, were poorly understood due to a paucity of field measurements. Data were collected during a research cruise on RV Southern Surveyor (04/2006) during April 2006 consisting of 18 CTD transects from Twilight Cove (126oE) to Cape Leeuwin (115oE) and was augmented by shipborne ADCP data. The field data set provided a detailed understanding of three major current systems: Leeuwin Current (LC), Leeuwin Undercurrent (LU) and Flinders Current (FC). The LC along the south coast exhibits different characteristics when compared to that along the west coast. The LC flows into the colder and lower salinity subantarctic environment of the south coast. This is evident in a strong geopotential gradient off the south-west corner of Australia (Cape Leeuwin) resulting in rapid acceleration of the LC as it reaches a maximum velocity in this region. Numerical modelling studies, using the Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) indicated that wind stress is an important component of the dynamics in this region. This was identified when comparing summer and winter conditions when the winds act in opposite directions, from north-westerly to southeasterly respectively. Along the shelf break and slope, the Flinders Current (FC) interacts with LC. As the dominant current, the FC serves both as a surface and as an undercurrent, transporting sub Antarctic mode water (SAMW). This interconnection the FC and LU can be seen clearly from the salinity, temperature and velocities within the depth range 200-700m postulating a connection between subsurface waters off Tasmania (origin of the Flinders Current) and the tropical Indian Ocean through the Flinders and Leeuwin Undercurrents.
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Domingues, Catia Motta, and Catia Domingues@csiro au. "Kinematics and Heat Budget of the Leeuwin Current." Flinders University. SOCPES, 2006. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au./local/adt/public/adt-SFU20060612.211358.

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This study investigates the upper ocean circulation along the west Australian coast, based on recent observations (WOCE ICM6, 1994/96) and numerical output from the 1/6 degree Parallel Ocean Program model (POP11B 1993/97). Particularly, we identify the source regions of the Leeuwin Current, quantify its mean and seasonal variability in terms of volume, heat and salt transports, and examine its heat balance (cooling mechanism). This also leads to further understanding of the regional circulation associated with the Leeuwin Undercurrent, the Eastern Gyral Current and the southeast Indian Subtropical Gyre. The tropical and subtropical sources of the Leeuwin Current are understood from an online numerical particle tracking. Some of the new findings are the Tropical Indian Ocean source of the Leeuwin Current (in addition to the Indonesian Throughflow/Pacific); the Eastern Gyral Current as a recirculation of the South Equatorial Current; the subtropical source of the Leeuwin Current fed by relatively narrow subsurface-intensified eastward jets in the Subtropical Gyre, which are also a major source for the Subtropical Water (salinity maximum) as observed in the Leeuwin Undercurrent along the ICM6 section at 22 degrees S. The ICM6 current meter array reveals a rich vertical current structure near North West Cape (22 degrees S). The coastal part of the Leeuwin Current has dominant synoptic variability and occasionally contains large spikes in its transport time series arising from the passage of tropical cyclones. On the mean, it is weaker and shallower compared to further downstream, and it only transports Tropical Water, of a variable content. The Leeuwin Undercurrent carries Subtropical Water, South Indian Central Water and Antarctic Intermediate Water equatorward between 150/250 to 500/750 m. There is a poleward flow just below the undercurrent which advects a mixed Intermediate Water, partially associated with outflows from the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Narrow bottom-intensified currents are also observed. The 5-year mean model Leeuwin Current is a year-round poleward flow between 22 degrees S and 34 degrees S. It progressively deepens, from 150 to 300 m depth. Latitudinal variations in its volume transport are a response to lateral inflows/outflows. It has double the transport at 34 degrees S (-2.2 Sv) compared to at 22 degrees S (-1.2 Sv). These model estimates, however, may underestimate the transport of the Leeuwin Current by 50%. Along its path, the current becomes cooler (6 degrees C), saltier (0.6 psu) and denser (2 kg m -3). At seasonal scales, a stronger poleward flow in May-June advects the warmest and freshest waters along the west Australian coast. This advection is apparently spun up by the arrival of a poleward Kelvin wave in April, and reinforced by a minimum in the equatorward wind stress during July. In the model heat balance, the Leeuwin Current is significantly cooled by the eddy heat flux divergence (4 degrees C out of 6 degrees C), associated with mechanisms operating at submonthly time scales. However, exactly which mechanisms it is not yet clear. Air-sea fluxes only account for ~30% of the cooling and seasonal rectification is negligible. The eddy heat divergence, originating over a narrow region along the outer edge of the Leeuwin Current, is responsible for a considerable warming of a vast area of the adjacent ocean interior, which is then associated with strong heat losses to the atmosphere. The model westward eddy heat flux estimates are considerably larger than those associated with long lived warm core eddies detaching from the Leeuwin Current and moving offshore. This suggests that these mesoscale features are not the main mechanism responsible for the cooling of the Leeuwin Current. We suspect instead that short lived warm core eddies might play an important role.
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Boedeker, Scott. "A fine resolution model of the Leeuwin Current system." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2001. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA401599.

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Thesis (M.S. in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography) Naval Postgraduate School, December 2001.
Thesis Advisor(s): Batteen, Mary L. "December 2001." Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-58). Also Available online.
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Meuleners, Michael Joseph. "A numerical study of the mesoscale eddy dynamics of the Leeuwin Current system /." Connect to this title, 2005. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2007.0134.

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Meuleners, Michael Joseph. "A numerical study of the mesoscale eddy dynamics of the Leeuwin Current system." University of Western Australia. School of Environmental Systems Engineering, 2007. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2007.0134.

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[Truncated abstract] The study of eastern ocean boundary currents has been principally restricted to the Pacific and Atlantic ocean regions. The traditional view of the circulation near eastern ocean boundaries is that upwelling-favourable winds force surface waters offshore, leading to upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich subsurface water at the coast, the formation and offshore advection of a coastal front, and the generation of alongshore currents, generally having an equatorward surface flow and a poleward undercurrent. The eastern ocean boundary system of the southern Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Australia, is unique compared with these regions because a warm, poleward surface flow, known as the Leeuwin Current, dominates the dynamics over the continental shelf. Satellite imagery has shown the Leeuwin Current consists of a complex system of meanders, jet-like streams, and eddies, and has a seasonal and interannual variability. The oceanic circulation of the region between Carnarvon (latitude 25°S) and Jurien Bay (latitude 31°S) was examined using observational and remotely sensed data in conjunction with a detailed numerical modelling study. The model was validated using in situ ADCP and CTD data, and the horizontal eddy viscosity parameterization was tested against field observations. ... The resulting offshore meander grew laterally, shallowed, and closed to form an anticlockwise eddy to the original clockwise eddy’s south, forming a characteristic LC eddy pair (dipole). The model demonstrated the LC and Leeuwin Undercurrent (LUC) coupling played an important role in the onset of eddies at both sites. When an energy diagnostic scheme was used, the dominant instability process linked to the anticlockwise eddy’s development at site 1 was a mixed mode barotropic and baroclinic instability. The baroclinic instability’s source was the available potential energy stored within the mean lateral density gradient. The LC’s meandering southerly flow interacting with the LUC’s northerly subsurface flow generated the horizontal shear that sourced the barotropic instability. The dominant instability process at site 2 was baroclinic in origin. Possible links between the eddy field dynamics and the shelfslope region’s alongshore topographic variability were considered. The results of a suite of five model runs, differing only in the specification of bottom topography, were contrasted to investigate the effects. Except for the expected alongshore variability, delay in the onset of instabilities, varying growth rates, and some differences in the dominant wavebands’ mesoscale patterns, the overall impression was the response was similar.
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Rennie, Susan Jane. "Oceanographic processes in the Perth Canyon and their impact on productivity." Thesis, Curtin University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1904.

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Submarine canyons are important to continental shelf ecosystems. They have a strong influence on shelf circulation and the distribution of biota. The Perth Canyon is a long, deep canyon on the Western Australian coastline that has attracted attention as a feeding area for pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda). Despite existing on a highly oligotrophic coast, the Perth Canyon has the ability to support sufficient krill to feed these massive mammals. The aim of this study was to examine the physical processes within the Perth Canyon, and consider how these could affect productivity. Research areas included the interaction of the Leeuwin Current and Leeuwin Undercurrent with the canyon, the circulation within the canyon, the effect of wind forcing and the occurrence of upwelling. The oceanography of the Western Australian coast including seasonal productivity changes was also examined. This study utilised numerical modelling and collection of field data to develop a thorough understanding of the Perth Canyon. The numerical model ROMS (Regional Ocean Modelling System) was used to simulate a long stretch of coastline in which the Perth Canyon was centrally located. The model forced the Leeuwin Current and Undercurrent using density gradients, and the seasonal Capes Current was then generated by applying a surface wind stress. The simulations showed that primarily the Leeuwin Undercurrent interacted with the canyon. Eddies continually formed within the canyon, which enhanced vertical transport and could contribute to entrapment of passive drifters. The addition of wind had no discernible effect on canyon circulation although vertical velocities increased everywhere and shallow upwelling occurred along the shelf. The field data comprised moored temperature loggers, field cruises, and sundry data from satellite imagery, weather stations and whale observations.The temperature loggers, located on the canyon rim, indicated the range of processes that affect the canyon region. These processes included seasonal changes in the wind, the seasonal changes and meanders of the Leeuwin Current, storms, the near-diurnal sea breeze and inertial period changes, and other internal waves. The temperature loggers also indicated sporadic upwelling at the canyon rims, although this upwelling rarely extended into the Leeuwin Current. The field cruises gathered CTD, ADCP, nutrients and acoustic backscatter data. The water masses near the canyon were identified from their temperature, salinity and oxygen signatures. The deep chlorophyll maximum exhibited high spatial variability around the canyon. The circulation, in conjunction with the simulated circulation from ROMS, reiterated that eddies filled the canyon below its rims, and suggested that passive drifters would aggregate within the head. The acoustic backscatter reinforced this, showing that biota concentrated near the head of the canyon, which is where the whales were most often sighted feeding. The conclusions of this study were that the canyon is a region of enhanced productivity where upwelling is enhanced and aggregation of passive drifters is likely. Upwelling occurs more strongly when the Leeuwin Current is weakened or has meandered out of a region. Seasonal changes in productivity in the canyon conform to seasonal productivity arguments for the entire coastline, which accounts for the seasonal aggregation of blue whales. The physical processes in the Perth Canyon are variable and all are important to this marine ecosystem.
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Huang, Ming-Jer. "The effect of salinity on density in the Leeuwin Current System." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/26513.

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Climatological temperature and salinity fields are used to calculate the salinity contribution to density and dynamic height fields in the Leeuwin Current System (LCS). While the temperature gradient is primarily linear, with warmest water to the north, the salinity fields are spatially inhomogenous. A comparison of density fields, calculated with constant and variable salinity, shows that, off Western Australia, the density field is primarily determined by temperature. Off Southern Australia, the density field is dependent on warm and salty (subtropical) and fresh and cold (sub-Antarctic) water masses. While the dynamic height fields, calculated with constant and variable salinity, show similar flow patterns off Western Australia, different flow patterns are found off Southern Australia. In addition to the analysis of climatological fields, a primitive equation ocean model is used to investigate the role of salinity in the formation of currents and eddies in the LCS. Two identical ocean models, one with a climatological salinity field and the other with no horizontal salinity gradients, are run and compared with each other. Despite the model runs being initialized with similar temperature distributions, there are relatively large temperature and density differences in the Southern Australian region, due to the advection of water masses by the Leeuwin Current. Based on the climatological analyses and the results of the model experiments, it is concluded that, descriptively and dynamically, both temperature and salinity are essential to accurately characterize the large-scale circulation of the LCS
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Butler, Christopher L. "Modeling studies of the Leeuwin Current off Western and Southern Australia." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/30803.

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A high-resolution, multi-level, primitive equation ocean model is used to examine the response of an eastern boundary oceanic regime to thermal and wind forcing. The focus of this study is the anomalous Leeuwin Current System off Western and Southern Australia. Three types of experiments are conducted. The first type forces the model from rest with the Indian Ocean climatological temperature gradient as an initial condition only, while the second type repeats the first experiment with the added contribution of the North West Shelf water temperature profile. The role of irregular coastline geometry on the generation of currents and eddies is also examined by comparing these cases with and without an irregular (realistic) coastline. The third type, with an irregular coastline, forces the model from rest with constant thermal and wind forcing. A one-time application of the North West Shelf water is added during the model run. In all experiments, surface currents, undercurrents, meanders, and eddies are generated. The results from experiments with an irregular, rather than an idealized coastline, show preferred eddy generation locations. The results from the third type of experiment. which has the most realistic features, agrees well with available observations off Western and Southern Australia. These results support the hypothesis that both thermal and wind forcing are important mechanisms for the generation of many of the observed features in the Leeuwin Current System.
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Tworek, Troy J. "The role of the planetary beta effect on currents and eddies in the Leeuwin Current System." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA383704.

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Thesis (M.S. in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography)--Naval Postgraduate School, Sept. 2000.
Thesis advisor(s): Batteen, Mary L. "September 2000." Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-161). Also available in print.
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Kennedy, Richard A. "A numerical study of the forcing mechanisms of the Leeuwin current system /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2002. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/02sep%5FKennedy.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2002.
Thesis advisor(s): Mary L. Batteen, Curtis A. Collins. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-96). Also available online.
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Huang, Ming-Jer. The effect of salinity on density in the Leeuwin Current System. Monterey, Calif: Naval Postgraduate School, 1996.

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Rutherford, Martin J. Modeling studies of the Leeuwin Current using a high-resolution primitive equation model. Monterey, Calif: Naval Postgraduate School, 1989.

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Bayler, Eric Judson. Seasonal wind and ocean thermal forcing influences on the generation of the Leeuwin Current and its eddies. Monterey, Calif: Naval Postgraduate School, 1991.

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A Fine Resolution Model of the Leeuwin Current System. Storming Media, 2001.

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The Effect of Salinity on Density in the Leeuwin Current System. Storming Media, 1996.

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A Numerical Study of the Forcing Mechanisms of the Leeuwin Current System. Storming Media, 2002.

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The Role of the Planetary Beta Effect on Currents and Eddies in the Leeuwin Current System. Storming Media, 2000.

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A Fine Resolution Model of the Leeuwin Current System Off Western and Southern Australia. Storming Media, 2002.

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Modeling Studies of the Effects of Seasonal Wind Forcing and Thermohaline Gradients on the Leeuwin Current System. Storming Media, 1998.

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Book chapters on the topic "Leeuwin Current"

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Church, John A., George R. Cresswell, and J. Stuart Godfrey. "The Leeuwin Current." In Poleward Flows Along Eastern Ocean Boundaries, 230–54. New York, NY: Springer New York, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8963-7_16.

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Church, John A., George R. Cresswell, and J. Stuart Godfrey. "The Leeuwin Current." In Coastal and Estuarine Studies, 230–54. Washington, D. C.: American Geophysical Union, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/ce034p0230.

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Mills, D., N. D. Adamo, A. Wyllie, and A. Pearce. "The response of stratified shelf waters to the Leeuwin Current and wind forcing: Winter observations off Perth, Western Australia." In Mixing in Estuaries and Coastal Seas, 5–28. Washington, D. C.: American Geophysical Union, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/ce050p0005.

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Cresswell, G., and C. M. Domingues. "Leeuwin Current." In Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 444–54. Elsevier, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-012374473-9.00597-x.

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Cresswell, G., and C. M. Domingues. "Leeuwin Current." In Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 395–404. Elsevier, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-813081-0.00597-8.

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Godfrey, S. "Indonesian Throughflow And Leeuwin Current." In Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 1309–13. Elsevier, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/rwos.2001.0366.

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Marsh, L. M. "Echinoderms of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia and their relationship to the Leeuwin Current." In Echinoderms through Time, 55–61. CRC Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003077831-12.

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Conference papers on the topic "Leeuwin Current"

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Korpanty, Chelsea A., Margot Courtillat, Hanaa Deik, Donald Potts, and Lars Reuning. "SOLITARY, AZOOXANTHELLATE SCLERACTINIAN CORALS FOR QUATERNARY RECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE INDONESIAN THROUGHFLOW, LEEUWIN CURRENT, AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS ON AUSTRALIA’S NORTHWEST SHELF." In GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018. Geological Society of America, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2018am-322199.

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