Falkland Current
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Falklands Current
)The Falkland Current is a cold water current that flows northward along the Atlantic coast of
Brazil–Falkland Confluence), giving it its temperate climate.[1]
The current is an equatorward flowing current that carries cold and relatively fresh
surface current like the Brazil Current but it extends all the way to the sea-floor. Typical temperatures for the current are around 6 °C, with a salinity of 33.5–34.5 psu.[2][3]
See also
- Argentine Sea – Sea within the continental shelf off the Argentine mainland
- Ocean current – Directional mass flow of oceanic water generated by external or internal forces
- Ocean gyre – Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents
References
- ^ Ecorregión Mar Argentino Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Vivier, F. and C. Provost, 1999b: Volume transport of the Falkland Current: Can the flow be monitored by TOPEX/POSEIDON ? Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 21105-21122.
- ^ Vigan, X., C. Provost, and G. Podesta, 2000: Sea surface velocities from sea surface temperature image sequences 2. Application to the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence area. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105, 19515-19534.
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