Florida Current

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boundary current ocean current western boundary current

The Florida Current is a warm, swift ocean current that flows northward along the coast of Florida, forming the initial segment of the Gulf Stream system in the western North Atlantic.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Florida Strait Current	1
Gulf of Mexico Loop Current	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	boundary current ⓘ ocean current ⓘ western boundary current ⓘ
adjacentTo	Bahamas ⓘ Straits of Florida ⓘ surface form: Florida Straits Straits of Florida ⓘ
affects	fisheries in the Straits of Florida ⓘ marine ecosystems off Florida ⓘ navigation and shipping routes off Florida ⓘ
classifiedAs	western boundary current of North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ
connectsBodyOfWater	Caribbean Sea ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
currentSpeed	swift ⓘ
drivenBy	pressure gradient between Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic ⓘ wind stress over North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ
flowsAlong	east coast of Florida ⓘ
flowsBetween	Bahamas Platform ⓘ Florida Peninsula ⓘ
flowsDirection	northward ⓘ
formsFrom	confluence of Loop Current and Caribbean inflow ⓘ
formsInitialSegmentOf	Gulf Stream ⓘ surface form: Gulf Stream system
formsSegmentOf	Gulf Stream ⓘ
hasAlternateName	Florida Current ⓘ surface form: Florida Strait Current
hasEffectOn	heat transport in North Atlantic ⓘ sea level along southeast U.S. coast ⓘ
hasProperty	high salinity relative to surrounding waters ⓘ strong geostrophic flow ⓘ
hasVariability	interannual transport changes ⓘ seasonal transport changes ⓘ
influences	climate of southeastern United States ⓘ regional weather patterns in western North Atlantic ⓘ sea surface temperature off Florida ⓘ
isComponentOf	Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ
isKeyFor	understanding Gulf Stream dynamics ⓘ
locatedIn	North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ surface form: western North Atlantic Ocean
monitoredBy	coastal tide gauges ⓘ moored current meters ⓘ satellite altimetry ⓘ
oceanBasin	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Gulf Stream ⓘ surface form: Gulf Stream system North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ
relatedTo	Antilles Current ⓘ Loop Current ⓘ
sourceRegion	Caribbean Sea ⓘ Straits of Florida ⓘ surface form: Yucatán Channel
studiedInDiscipline	physical oceanography ⓘ
transports	warm tropical water ⓘ
waterTemperature	warm ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antilles Current → connectedTo → Florida Current ⓘ

Antilles Current → contributesTo → Florida Current ⓘ

Florida Current → hasAlternateName → Florida Current ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Strait Current

Loop Current → hasAlternateName → Florida Current ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Mexico Loop Current

Gulf Stream → hasComponent → Florida Current ⓘ