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|Meaning=The passage of water through the Gulf of Mexico from Yucatan Strait to the Straits  of Florida and the connection between the Caribbean and Florida Currents.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The passage of water through the Gulf of Mexico from Yucatan Strait to the Straits  of Florida and the connection between the Caribbean and Florida Currents.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The Loop Current is part of the western [[boundary current]] system of the North Atlantic  subtropical [[gyre]] and as such is swift flowing, extending to great depth, and prone to instabilities.  Its path includes a large northward excursion into the gulf beyond 27&#x000b0;N but retreats to 25&#x000b0;N when  shedding an [[eddy]]. Eddies drift slowly westward into the central and western Gulf of Mexico.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 05:59, 29 March 2024

The passage of water through the Gulf of Mexico from Yucatan Strait to the Straits of Florida and the connection between the Caribbean and Florida Currents.

The Loop Current is part of the western boundary current system of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre and as such is swift flowing, extending to great depth, and prone to instabilities. Its path includes a large northward excursion into the gulf beyond 27°N but retreats to 25°N when shedding an eddy. Eddies drift slowly westward into the central and western Gulf of Mexico.

  1. The effect of the velocity of fluid flow upon the velocity (relative to a fixed external point) of an object moving within the fluid; the vector difference between the velocity of the object relative to the fluid and its velocity relative to the fixed reference.
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