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Summary Airborne infra-red radiation thermometry confirms the existence of an area of low surface temperature in central False Bay. Evidence suggests that the summer south-east wind causes a drift of cold surface water into central False Bay from an upwelling site off Cape Hangklip.
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Dominic L. Cram (1970) studied this question.
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