10. References

Chapter 1: What are ocean currents and why are they important?

Persistent Leatherback Turtle Migrations Present Opportunities for Conservation
George L. Shillinger, Daniel M. Palacios, Helen Bailey, Steven J. Bograd, Alan M. Swithenbank, Philippe Gaspar, Bryan P. Wallace, James R. Spotila, Frank V. Paladino, Rotney Piedra, Scott A. Eckert, Barbara A. Block
PLOS Biology
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.0060171
Last access: 23.09.2025
Potential impacts of sea-level rise on populations and agriculture: 1. Introduction and setting
R. Gommes, J. du Guerny, F. Nachtergaele and R. Brinkman
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
URL: https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/59aee592-6825-45fd-b701-2415d4047d72/content
Last access: 23.09.2025

Chapter 2: Wind driven surface currents

Ocean Surface Currents
Edward H. Ryan, Arthur J. Mariano, Barbie Bischof
CIMAS, University of Miami
URL: https://www.hycom.org/attachments/101_Ocean%20Surface%20Currents.pdf
Last access: 23.09.2025

Chapter 3: The global conveyor

Global Climatic Impacts of a Collapse of the Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation
Vellinga, M. and Wood, R.
Springer Netherlands
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1016168827653
Last access: 23.09.2025

Chapter 4: Currents and life in the ocean

Oceancolor Web
Gene Feldman and the Ocean Color group
NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre
URL: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Last access: 23.09.2025
The Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem Programme
URL: https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214594911-SCIOPS.html
Last access: 23.09.2025

Chapter 5: Local currents

Waves, Tides and Shallow Water Processes
Open University
Elsevier, 1989
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780080363721/waves-tides-and-shallow-water-processes
Last access: 23.09.2025

Chapter 6: Measuring ocean currents

Ocean Circulation
Open University
Pergamon Press, 1989.