Throughflow and the Azores Current
separates into two branches. The northern branch turns northeast and becomes the North Atlantic Current. The southern branch forms the Azores Current which heads southeast, across the Mid−Atlantic Ridge, reaching south of the Azores, and then mainly eastward at a latitude of 35oN to the Moroccan con...
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| Summary: | separates into two branches. The northern branch turns northeast and becomes the North Atlantic Current. The southern branch forms the Azores Current which heads southeast, across the Mid−Atlantic Ridge, reaching south of the Azores, and then mainly eastward at a latitude of 35oN to the Moroccan continental slopes. The Azores Current can be identified as a 60−100 km wide meandering jet with an eastward velocity of 25−50 cm/s. The eastward flow is mostly in the upper few hundred metres but can reach as deep as 2000 m. It carries a large proportion of the transport to the eastern recirculation of the subtropical gyre in the Canary Basin. The estimates of the Azores Current transport are in the range of |
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