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Current velocities of the Gulf Stream


Last updated automagically: Wednesday 19 June 2013 22:42:41 CEST

Current status of the Gulf Stream

Relative Gulf Stream velocity fields are derived from near-realtime data from the radar altimeters of the satellites Envisat, Jason-1, and Jason-2.

This page presents four maps of current velocities of the Gulf Stream in the vicinity of the East coast of North-America. Velocities are represented in meters per second. To get the approximate velocity in knots you have to multiply by 2 (1.9438445 to be precise). The maps represent the situations on four different days, each separated by one week from the next.



Figure 1. Gulf Stream velocities one week ago: Wednesday 12 June 2013


Figure 2. Gulf Stream velocities two weeks ago: Wednesday 5 June 2013


Figure 3. Gulf Stream velocities three weeks ago: Wednesday 29 May 2013


Figure 4. Gulf Stream velocities four weeks ago: Wednesday 22 May 2013


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