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Bookmark or Share- Climate Variability: North Atlantic OscillationThe North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index describes changes in the strength of two recurring pressure patterns in the atmosphere over the North Atlantic: a low near Iceland, and a high near the Azores Islands. Positive NAO index values indicate these features are strong, creating a big pressure difference between them.
- Atlantic Ocean - WikipediaNorth Atlantic: 41,490,000 km 2 (16,020,000 sq mi), South Atlantic 40,270,000 km 2 (15,550,000 sq mi) Average depth: 3,646 m (11,962 ft) Max. depth: Puerto Rico Trench 8,376 m (27,480 ft) Water volume: 310,410,900 km 3 (74,471,500 cu mi) Shore length 1: 111,866 km (69,510 mi) including marginal seas: Islands: List of islands: Trenches
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- North Atlantic Ocean | region, Atlantic Ocean | BritannicaIn Atlantic Ocean: The North Atlantic. Weather over the North Atlantic is largely determined by large-scale wind currents and air masses emanating from North America. Near Iceland, atmospheric pressure tends to be low, and air flows in a counterclockwise direction. Conversely, air flows clockwise around the Azores, a high-pressure….
- Atlantic Ocean - WorldAtlasThe Atlantic is S-shaped and sandwiched between North and South America to the west and Africa and Europe to the east. It is connected to the other four world’s oceans and divided into North Atlantic and South Atlantic Ocean by the equatorial counter current. Contents: Origin Of The Name. Origin And Development. Geography. Climate. Hydrology.
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