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Advancing Understanding of Gulf of Mexico Loop Current Dynamics

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
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High Octane Hurricane Fuel in the Gulf of Mexico: 2 Loop Current Eddies

Above: Ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico as depicted by the U.S. Navy HYCOM model on July 21, 2018. Colors represent the speed of the current, in centimeters per second. Dark red colors are ...
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Hurricane Barry Cooled the Gulf, But High Heat Energy Lurks in a Loop Current Eddy

When Hurricane Barry churned though the Gulf of Mexico July 11 - 13, the storm’s winds stirred up the waters and cooled them by up to 3°C (5°F). While sea surface temperatures (SSTs) before Barry had ...
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Gulf Loop Current running hot: What it means for hurricane season

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Gulf Loop Current is a large pool of hot water a couple hundred miles west of Tampa Bay. This hurricane season, it’s looking even more imposing than normal. The loop current ...
WLRN

The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current could be setting up another brutal hurricane season

The eye of Hurricane Michael as seen from the International Space Station in 2021. With the official start of hurricane season just over a week away, a meandering ocean current known to supercharge ...