Definition
Driven by wind stress, thermohaline density differences and Coriolis effect, organised into gyres that circulate clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern. Western boundary currents such as the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio are narrow and fast, reaching several knots, while eastern limbs are broad and slow. Mean rates and directions are shown on routeing charts and in Ocean Passages for the World.
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