One of World’s Fastest Ocean Currents is Remarkably Stable, Study Finds (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

One of World’s Fastest Ocean Currents is Remarkably Stable, Study Finds

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The Florida current, which is the beginning of the Gulfstream, is a key component of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a three-dimensional system of ocean currents that act as a “conveyer belt” to distribute heat, salt, nutrients, and carbon dioxide across the world’s oceans.

 

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Photo: Ben Kirtman, Ph.D. University of Miami Rosenstiel School.

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