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Close ✕Gulf Stream
The western boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre, and the upper limb of the Atlantic overturning where the two coincide.
35.2, -75.5 · route · permanent feature; cable transport record since 1982
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- instance of Western Intensification of Wind-Driven Gyres — It is the North Atlantic instance of the intensified western boundary flow Stommel's model predicts.
- passes through North Atlantic — Grand Banks approaches — The current runs northeast past the Grand Banks approaches, where it meets the southward Labrador Current.
- part of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) — Part of the Gulf Stream's transport is the upper northward limb of the overturning; the rest is wind-driven gyre recirculation, and the two are not separable by eye.
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