Fig. 1

Schematic representation of the most relevant surface currents of the western South Atlantic. The Brazil–Malvinas/Falklands Confluence Zone (BMCZ) is shown over Aqua MODIS Sea Surface Temperature (ºC) austral summer climatology (2002–2013, http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi/l3); the 1000 m isobath is shown