Ocean Surface Currents Properties |
Name | Transport (Sv) | Ocean | Type | Comment |
Agulhas | 20-90 | South Atlantic | Warm | |
Alaska | North Pacific | Warm | ||
Angola | 5 | South Atlantic | ||
Antarctic CP | 130 | Southern | ||
Antarctic Coastal | 10 | Southern | ||
Antilles | 2-7 | North Atlantic | ||
Azores | 8 | North Atlantic | ||
Benguela | 7-15 | South Atlantic | Warm/Cool | |
Brazil | 20-70 | South Atlantic | Warm | |
California | North Pacific | Cool | ||
Canary | 8 | North Atlantic | Cool | |
Caribbean | 26-33 | Caribbean Sea | ||
East Australian | South Pacific | Warm | ||
East Greenland | 7-35 | North Atlantic | ||
East Iceland | North Atlantic | |||
Florida | 30 | North Atlantic | ||
Guiana | 10 | North Atlantic | ||
Guinea | 3 | North Atlantic | ||
Gulf Stream | 30-150 | North Atlantic | Warm | Western Boundary Current |
Irminger | 2-4 | North Atlantic | ||
Kuroshio | North Pacific | Warm | ||
Labrador | 4-8 | North Atlantic | Cool | |
Loop Current | 30 | North Atlantic | ||
Malvinas | 10 | South Atlantic | aka Falkland | |
Mexican | 8-10 | Caribbean Sea | ||
North Atlantic | 35-40 | North Atlantic | ||
North Atlantic Drift | 30 | North Atlantic | Warm | |
North Pacific Drift | North Pacific | Warm | ||
North Brazil | 10-30 | North Atlantic | ||
North Equatorial | 15 | North Atlantic | ||
North Equatorial CC | 18 | North Atlantic | ||
Norwegian | 2-4 | North Atlantic | ||
Oyashio | North Pacific | Cool | aka Kamchatka | |
Peru | South Pacific | Cool | aka Humboldt | |
Portugal | North Atlantic | |||
Slope | North Atlantic | |||
Slope Jet | North Atlantic | |||
South Atlantic | South Atlantic | |||
South Equatorial | 15 | South Atlantic | ||
Spitsbergen | North Atlantic | |||
Subtropical CC | 4-10 | North Atlantic | ||
Weddell Scotia CF | 40-90 | North Atlantic | ||
West Australian | Indian | Cool | ||
West Greenland | North Atlantic | |||
West-Spitsbergen | Atlantic | |||
West Wind Drift | South Pacific | Cool | ||
Yucatan | 23-33 | Caribbean Sea |
Transport is the estimated annual range in 106 m3/s. |