![]() Due to the Earth’s rotation, the direction of major oceanic currents is parallel to the lines of constant sea level, which for the FC translates into sea level near the Bahamas being about 1‐m higher than sea level along Florida east coast. One particularly powerful western boundary current is the Gulf Stream. Satellites have been providing accurate measurements of sea level for nearly 3 decades. The Gulf Stream is a powerful western boundary current in the North Atlantic Ocean that strongly influences the climate of the East Coast of the United States and many Western European countries. Because of the extremely high value of these measurements for Earth system studies, efforts are underway to find a suitable backup observing system for the inevitable future when the cable fails. ![]() Daily monitoring of the FC volume transport with a submarine cable has been maintained nearly continuously since 1982. Plain Language Summary: Florida Current (FC) is one of the major conduits of heat, salt, carbon, nutrients and other properties in the subtropical North Atlantic, with profound influences on regional weather, climate, sea‐level, and ecosystems. Satellites have been providing accurate measurements of sea level for nearly 3 decades. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, e2020JC016763. Inferring Florida Current volume transport from satellite altimetry. S., Garcia, R., Baringer, M., Goni, G., & Smith, R.
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