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Chart showing path of Gulf Stream featuring warm- and cold-core rings.

Chart showing path of Gulf Stream featuring warm- and cold-core rings.
Chart showing path of Gulf Stream featuring warm- and cold-core rings.
Chart showing path of Gulf Stream featuring warm- and cold-core rings.
Chart showing path of Gulf Stream featuring warm- and cold-core rings.
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Richardson, Phil
Chart showing path of Gulf Stream featuring warm- and cold-core rings.
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01/01/1975
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Image of The Day caption:
This chart of 1975 hydrographic and satellite data shows the path of the Gulf Stream and a number of warm-core and cold-core rings (north and south of the stream, respectively) that have spun off it. This was the first attempt to create a "weather map" for the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. The flow is charted using the depth (in hundreds of meters) of a water layer registering 59°F (15°C), which years of research have shown to be a reliable indicator of the surface current.
Caption from Down to the Sea for Science, pg. 46:
This chart of 1975 hydrographic and satellite data shows the path of the Gulf Stream and a number of warm-core and cold-core rings (north and south of the stream, respectively) that have spun off it. This was the first attempt to create a "weather map" for the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. The flow is charted using the depth (in hundreds of meters) of a water layer registering 59°F (15°C), which years of research have shown to be a reliable indicator of the surface current.
Photo courtesy of WHOI Archives
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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