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> the Kuroshio current Everything I've read about the Kuroshio current only talks about its effect on Japan. Does it carry all the way to the North American we
by gottorf 3y ago
> the Kuroshio current
Everything I've read about the Kuroshio current only talks about its effect on Japan. Does it carry all the way to the North American west coast? Looking at this map[0], you can clearly see the effect of the AMOC on how warm the waters north of Europe are compared to similar latitudes elsewhere, but there doesn't seem to be the same relationship between the waters east of the West Coast vs. west of Japan. If anything, the Californian/Oregonian shores appear cooler than the same latitudes in Japan.
[0]: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/contour/global.c.gif https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/contour/global.c.gif
- beedeebeedee 3y agoYeah, there is a cold water California current that flows south along the coast, but it is the green band of water in that image (>16.7 c, >62 f) in the higher latitudes (>45" N) that is the warm water circulating. Both the Pacific and Atlantic have similar circulation, with Kuroshio current and the Gulf stream being the respective Western Boundary currents.