Geological Effects of the Gulf Stream System in the North American Basin.
The Gulf Stream System contains a clockwise rotating set of bottom currents which influence the sea bed in the northern North American Basin. It is possible to interpret the present-day and historical record of current activity in this basin in terms of the deep flow of the Gulf Stream. This interpr...
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1978
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Summary: | The Gulf Stream System contains a clockwise rotating set of bottom currents which influence the sea bed in the northern North American Basin. It is possible to interpret the present-day and historical record of current activity in this basin in terms of the deep flow of the Gulf Stream. This interpretation provides a much more satisfactory and consistent explanation of the geologic record than previous interpretations based strictly on the influence of the classic abyssal circulation. |
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