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Description: "The Antilles current as represented by the Mariano Global Surface Velocity Analysis (MGSVA). The Antilles Current transports tropical waters from the North Equatorial Current northwestward. It is a significant source of warm water for the Gulf Stream system."
Title: Antilles current
Credit: http://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/atlantic/antilles.html
Author: Elizabeth Rowe, Arthur J. Mariano, Edward H. Ryan
License: Attribution

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