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Map of Labrador Current. The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Canada near Nova Scotia. Near Nova Scotia, this cold water current meets the warm northward moving Gulf Stream.
Surface temperatures in the western North Atlantic: Most of the North American landmass is black and dark blue (cold), while the Gulf Stream is red (warm). Source: NASA The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida and up the eastern coastline of the United States, then veers east near 36°N latitude ...
In 1980, Taylor and Stephens[2] [1] constructed a measure of the latitude of the current, the Gulf Stream north wall (GSNW) index by extracting and analysing time-series of the latitude at six longitudes between 79°W and 65°W, a series of data that continues to the present day. [2]
The warm Gulf Stream has shifted more east than usual, causing SSTs well below average at Buoy 41025 South of Cape Hatteras. The green line denotes the border between the Labrador Current and the ...
Labrador Sea Water may play an important role as well but increasing evidence suggests water in Labrador and Irminger Seas primarily recirculates through the North Atlantic Gyre and has little connection with the rest of the AMOC. [4] [26] [14] A summary of the path of the thermohaline circulation.
The Gulf of Maine is considered to be a cold water ecosystem, with typical surface temperatures of 10 °C in the winter to 17 °C in the summer. The cold Labrador Current and eddies of the Gulf Stream create a well mixed environment that has high levels of nutrients. The Gulf of Maine is home to around 3200 species of macrofauna in total.
The Gulf Stream current moves a massive amount of water across the Atlantic Ocean. According to Stefan Rahmstorf, one of the study's authors, it moves nearly 20 million cubic meters of water per ...
A potential consequences of a weakening Florida Current could be higher sea levels and more flooding in Miami, the U.S. east coast and the Bahamas. Could a slowing Gulf Stream bring Florida more ...