Geography · Oceanography
The 'Westward Intensification' of ocean boundary currents (such as the Gulf Stream) is primarily explained by:
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- 1Latitudinal variation of the Coriolis parameter (the β-effect)✓
- 2Frictional coupling with trade winds alone
- 3Salinity gradients across subtropical latitudes
- 4Ekman transport convergence at the eastern basin boundaries
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Latitudinal variation of the Coriolis parameter (the β-effect)
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