Benguela Current

The Benguela Current is then continued westward in the South Equatorial Current; a part of this afterwards turns to the north-west, and crosses the Equator into the North Atlantic, where it joins the North Equatorial Current.

The South Pole~ Fram Expedition Oceanography 2009

We mentioned that the Benguela Current is colder and less salt at the surface than the Brazil Current.

The South Pole~ Fram Expedition Oceanography 2009

Her course was then north-east or east until Station 32 in lat. 20º 30 'S. and long. 8º 10' E.; this station lay in the Benguela Current, about 800 miles from the coast of Africa, and it was taken on July 22.

The South Pole~ Fram Expedition Oceanography 2009

Temperatures at one of the "Fram's" and one of the "Valdivia's" Stations, in the Benguela Current

The South Pole~ List of Maps and Charts 2009

In the South Atlantic we have the southward Brazil Current on the American side, and the northward Benguela Current on the African side.

The South Pole~ Fram Expedition Oceanography 2009

Now, it must be remembered that the current in the neighbourhood of St. Helena may be regarded as a continuation of the Benguela Current, which comes from the south and has relatively low salinities.

The South Pole~ Fram Expedition Oceanography 2009

We require a larger and more complete material for comparison; but even that which is here referred to shows that there may be considerable yearly variations both in the important, relatively cold Benguela Current, and in the currents in other parts of the South Atlantic.

The South Pole~ Fram Expedition Oceanography 2009

Air temperatures are low as a result of the cool air coming off the Benguela Current, and daily and seasonal temperature changes are minimal, with daily highs and lows differing by as little as 2 to 5 °C.

Namib desert 2008

Rainfall is concentrated in the summer months, although precipitation from the mists, which rise as the cold Benguela Current meets warmer tropical waters offshore, occurs through most of the year.

Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic 2008

The California Current, Benguela Current, and southwestern Atlantic shelf ecosystems: A comparative approach to identifying factors regulating biomass yields.

South Brazil Shelf large marine ecosystem 2008