The Emergence Machine

North Atlantic Current

abstract · Physics · Level 12 · E0

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Emergence definition

The Gulf Stream's warm water continues northeastward, driven by the interaction of energy with the particles that make up the water, resulting in a powerful and predictable pattern of motion.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “North Atlantic Current” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
North Atlantic Current
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L3L2L1L0North Atlantic C…Gulf StreamCurrentChargeTsugaru Warm Cur…BuildingCellMineral… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesIrminger CurrentL13North Atlantic C…L12Tsugaru Warm Cur…L3Gulf StreamL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Tsugaru Warm Current L3 (requires)
    tsugaru warm current is a core concept needed to understand north atlantic current
  • Gulf Stream L11 (requires)
    Powerful warm western boundary current in the north Atlantic Ocean that extends the Gulf Stream northeastward.

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