Gulf Stream
Warm ocean river
The Gulf Stream is a powerful warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the eastern coast of North America before crossing the Atlantic toward Europe.
It significantly moderates the climate of Western Europe, keeping temperatures milder than other regions at similar latitudes.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for any strong, directional flow: a gulf stream of immigrants heading north.
Density-driven ocean movement
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- circulationMovement through a system
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
- eddyCircular counter-current
drift · flow · Atlantic · warm water · northward · meander · transport · velocity
Dissolved mineral concentration
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- buoyTethered nautical signal
satellite · Benjamin Franklin · mapping · density · thermocline · oceanographer · NOAA · bathymetry
Atmospheric state outdoors
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- mild wintersSeasons with gentle cold
- heat distributionSpreading of warmth throughout
- climate regulationManaging global temperature systems
warming effect · storm track · hurricane · cyclone · precipitation · moisture · atmospheric · climate change
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- phytoplanktonPhotosynthetic aquatic drifters
- zooplanktonDrifting aquatic microorganisms
- tunaLarge edible ocean fish
swordfish · whale · dolphin · seaweed · spawning · pelagic · marine life · fishing grounds
thermohaline
Density-driven ocean movement
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- circulationMovement through a system
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
eddy · drift · flow · Atlantic · warm water · northward · meander · transport · velocity · volume
salinity
Dissolved mineral concentration
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
buoy · satellite · Benjamin Franklin · mapping · density · thermocline · oceanographer · NOAA · bathymetry · continental shelf
weather
Atmospheric state outdoors
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- mild wintersSeasons with gentle cold
- heat distributionSpreading of warmth throughout
warming effect · climate regulation · storm track · hurricane · cyclone · precipitation · moisture · atmospheric · climate change · weakening
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- phytoplanktonPhotosynthetic aquatic drifters
- zooplanktonDrifting aquatic microorganisms
tuna · swordfish · whale · dolphin · seaweed · spawning · pelagic · marine life · fishing grounds · food chain
shipping
Transporting goods to destinations
voyage · transatlantic · crossing · captain · chart · course · bearing · mariner · trade route · colonial
- Atlantic CoastOuter Banks, Nova Scotia, Cape Hatteras, Newfoundland, Virginia Beach
- ocean currentsocean current, surface currents, deep currents, deep current, warm currents
- oceanwaves, Atlantic, sea, Pacific, tide
- watersoceans, seas, Red Sea, lakes, Black Sea
- Atlantic OceanNorth Atlantic, South Atlantic, Bermuda Triangle, Sargasso Sea, Azores
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
stream, gulf, streams, streamer, streaming, streamline, streamed, gulfs, streamlet