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Explain the currents of the North Atlantic Ocean and their significant role in the climate of Western Europe.

  • UPSC 2020
  • Oceanography

North Atlantic currents are driven by wind stress (trades and westerlies) and steered by the Coriolis effect. Below them runs a density-driven overturning circulation.

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  • The Currents and Why They Flow
  • The subtropical gyre (clockwise)
  • The subpolar gyre and the cold currents (anticlockwise)
  • The deep limb (AMOC)
  • Role in the Climate of Western Europe
  • How Much Is the Ocean's Doing? A Live Disagreement

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