Ship surveys show that the "Gulf Stream" of the Pacific is not a stable boundary current.
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Forecasting and Communicating Risk of Rip Currents, Wave Runup
NOAA Coastal Hazards Resilience Workshop—Rip Currents and Wave Runup; Suffolk, Virginia, 14–16 April 2015
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Survival of Young Sardines Flushed Out to Open Ocean
Despite favorable conditions within eddies and streamers that form ideal habitats for larval sardines, the young fish may not survive when flushed into the open ocean.
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A Ferry Keeps Tabs on Water Headed Northward Near Iceland
A ferry's routine trips from Iceland to Europe provide the most detailed account of the region's water flow.
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Satellite Salinity Data Improves Gulf Stream Eddy Detection
A pronounced contrast in salinity between the Gulf Stream and current rings makes satellite salinity measurements valuable.
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Contribution of Weddell Gyre to Global Overturning Circulation
How much does the Weddell Gyre contribute to the Global Overturning Circulation?