Atlantic meridional overturning current. It’s an ocean current that draws warm water up from the east coast of South/Central America, north and eastward
this shows about three times as much heat entering the system in the Gulf and Caribbean (~1.2 petawatts) than is brought from the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean (0.4PW).
Atlantic meridional overturning current. It’s an ocean current that draws warm water up from the east coast of South/Central America, north and eastward
The shallow, sunny Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean are the main place for heat energy entering the system.
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JC017073
this shows about three times as much heat entering the system in the Gulf and Caribbean (~1.2 petawatts) than is brought from the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean (0.4PW).