Output from the OCCAM 1/8x1/8 degree global model for the region of the Indian Ocean encompassing the Mascarene Ridge to the northeast of Madagascar has been extracted and presented in a report for the Shoals of Capricorn project.

This report is available in Portable Document Format (PDF). The document may be browsed online by clicking on the title image below but be warned the entire PDF file is 22MB large. PostScript versions of the individual figures may be obtained via anonymous ftp in either compressed (zipped) or uncompressed form.

This page extends the information contained in the report by presenting 6 short animations from the time series of model results. These animations may be downloaded and viewed (by a suitably configured browser) by clicking on any of the following images or text links. Each MPEG encoded movie is less than 1MB large. Additional plots which were not included in the final report are also available via anonymous ftp

Level 2 (30m) Potential temperature. Range: 22 to 28 degrees centigrade

Level 2 (30m) Salinity. Range: 34.3 to 35.55 PSU

Level 8 (200m) Potential temperature. Range: 12.5 to 22.5 degrees centigrade

Level 8 (200m) Salinity. Range: 34.6 to 35.4 PSU

Level 23 (2150m) Potential temperature. Range: 1.75 to 2.5 degrees centigrade

Level 23 (2150m) Salinity. Range: 34.72 to 34.77 PSU

Additional plots were not included in the report but are available in postscript format from this page. They are: