The Gulf Stream is a huge ocean current that brings warm water from equatorial waters near Florida. It keeps the countries of Western Europe much warmer than parts of Canada at similar latitudes, for example. If the Gulf Stream stopped flowing the UK would be much colder possibly even having some sea ice, as Canada does.
I know of no special name for southerly flowing streams. 'Draining in a southerly direction' would perhaps be a description.
Without the Gulf Stream, Europe's climate would likely be colder overall, particularly in the western parts of the continent. This could lead to changes in weather patterns, such as more extreme winters and potentially impacts on agriculture, ecosystems, and human activities in the region.
If the asthenosphere cooled and stopped flowing, it would significantly impact plate tectonics, leading to a halt in the movement of tectonic plates. This would result in a reduction of geological activity, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, as the dynamic processes driving these phenomena would be disrupted. Over time, the Earth's surface could become more stable, but this stability might also lead to increased stress accumulation along fault lines, potentially causing future geological events when the stress exceeds the materials' strength. Additionally, the cooling of the asthenosphere could affect mantle convection, altering heat distribution within the Earth.
Alternating current would fit this description.
The polar jet stream significantly influences temperature by acting as a boundary between cold polar air and warmer air from the tropics. When the jet stream dips southward, it can bring colder Arctic air to lower latitudes, resulting in cooler temperatures in those regions. Conversely, when it shifts northward, it allows warmer air to move into areas that would typically be cooler, leading to higher temperatures. This dynamic movement of the jet stream can create extreme weather patterns and temperature fluctuations.
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The maximum velocity of water flowing in a stream is typically found in the center of the stream, where the water is deepest and has the least amount of friction with the streambed and banks.
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The gulf stream - it carries warmth towards northern Europe.
A channel where water is continuously flowing down a hill would be described as a stream, or possibly a rivulet, depending on its size.
These streams are called Currents. An example would be The Gulf Stream.
I know of no special name for southerly flowing streams. 'Draining in a southerly direction' would perhaps be a description.
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It would be colder because water stores energy to give Western Europe more heat.
If the Gulf Stream reversed directions, it would carry cold water from the Arctic toward the equator, instead of warm water from the equator toward the Arctic. This would cool the air flowing over it instead of warming it. Because the wind around the Gulf Stream flows east, Europe would be far more dramatically cooled than North America, but both would cool a lot. Glaciers would build up, and an Ice Age would start.
The average temperatures in Great Britain would be much colder if not for the North Atlantic Drift. The North Atlantic Drift is part of the Gulf Stream, which brings warm air up from the Gulf of Mexico.
The water usually flows fastest in the middle and top sections of a stream, where the water has the least amount of friction with the streambed and banks. This is because the water in these areas does not experience as much resistance as it would at the bottom of the stream.