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The averaging of velocity data from a meandering current produces a wide mean picture of the flow. The core of the Gulf Stream current is about 90 km wide and has peak velocities of greater than 2 m/s (5 knots). Click here for example plots of seasonal averages.
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oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/atlantic/gulf-stream.html
oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/atlantic/gulf-stream.html
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The Gulf Stream is a strong, fast moving, warm ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Learn all about the Gulf Stream from this article from the expert Geography at About.com site. ... The northern branch of the Gulf Stream, the North Atlantic Current, is deeper and is caused...
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geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/gulfstream.h...
geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/gulfstream.htm
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Along the east coast of Florida the current is fed by the Antilles Current, and the flow, now called the Gulf Stream, runs parallel to the coast until reaching Cape ... These currents are labeled in red in the figure below: Gulf Stream (GS), North Atlantic Current (NAC), Norwegian Current (NOR), Canary Current (CC).
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kingfish.coastal.edu/gulfstream/p2.htm
kingfish.coastal.edu/gulfstream/p2.htm
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Satellites: K-12 appropriate material for teachers on satellites. Activity examines Gulf Stream influences. ... Discuss how sailors traveling with the Gulf Stream benefited, while sailors fighting the current were slowed as they crossed the Atlantic, even though the winds may have been favorable.
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octopus.gma.org/space1/warmgulf.html
octopus.gma.org/space1/warmgulf.html
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The Gulf Stream surface current is a western boundary current, one of the strongest--warm, deep, fast, and relatively salty. It separates open-ocean water from coastal water. ... The Somali current, off Africa's eastern coast, is unusual because it reverses direction twice a year. From May to September it runs north;
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seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_cu...
seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_currents_1.html
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Global Warming, Gulf Stream, Atlantic Conveyor ... The Changing Gulf Stream ... Not much is know yet about how likely this is, but current models seem to indicate a complete shutdown is quite unlikely this century.
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This is the Gulf Stream, the current of warm water that supplies the equivalent of; 1m power-stations’ worth of energy to northern ; Europe. But for how much longer? Click below ...
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www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,1656541,00.html
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Boats going to Europe were quicker in the current. Boats going to North America were slowed by the current. He called the current the Gulf Stream.
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/gulf_stream...
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/gulf_stream.html&edu=high
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He discovered that an ocean current was to blame for the mail delay. Boats going to Europe were sped up by the current. Boats going to North America were slowed by the current. He called the current the Gulf Stream.
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/gulf_stream...
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/gulf_stream.html
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