North Atlantic Current, part of a clockwise-setting ocean-current system in the North Atlantic Ocean, extending from southeast of the Grand Bank, off Newfoundland, Canada, to the Norwegian Sea, off northwestern Europe. It constitutes the northeastward ex
During 1998–2016, the AMO was in a positive phase (+AMO), meaning warmer sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTA) in the North Atlantic, which could lift the geopotential height and cause anticyclonic circulations over the basin. Through the cyclonic–anticyclonic circulation alternating ...
That's because measurements of the AMOC only go back 20 years, providing a small amount of data to work into configurations. So his team looked at records of sea surface temperatures and climate model simulations to try to predict the fate of the current system. The global conveyor belt, sh...
Brazil Current, branch of the Atlantic South Equatorial Current, flowing southward in the South Atlantic Ocean along the eastern coast of South America from Cape St. Roque, Brazil, to about latitude 30°–40° S, where the northward-flowing Falkland Curr
Two distinct roles of Atlantic SSTs in ENSO variability: North Tropical Atlantic SST and Atlantic Nio Two distinct roles of the Atlantic sea surface temperatures (SSTs), namely, the North Tropical Atlantic (NTA) SST and the Atlantic Nino, on the El Nino-Sou... YG Ham,JS Kug,JY Park - ...
The changes in temperature and rainfall are linked to a common cause: the slowdown of the ocean currents in the North Atlantic, which affects climate and temperature as they move warm water from the Gulf of Mexico toward the Arctic. Providing Clues About Future Climate Change This suggests the...
As well as keeping many places mild, the Gulf Stream’s warm sea surface temperatures also aid in the formation and strengthening of many of thehurricanesthat move through the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, the Gulf Stream is important to the distribution of wildlife in the Atlantic. The waters...
The Agulhas Current (AC) is the strongest western boundary current in the Southern Hemisphere and is key for weather and climate patterns, both regionally and globally. Its heat transfer into both the midlatitude South Indian Ocean and South Atlantic is of global significance. A new composite cora...
The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico. 10 What creates waves? Waves are primarily created by the action of the wind on the surface of water. 9 How do waves affect coastal areas? Waves can cause erosion, shape coastlines, and im...
Sea-surface temperature co-variability in the southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans and its connections with the atmospheric circulation in the southern hemisphere. Internat. J. Clim. 23, 663–677 (2003). 20. Zinke, J., Dullo, W.-C., Heiss, G. A. & Eisenhauer, A. ENSO and Indian ...