Influence of the North Atlantic Warm Current on the Climate in Northwest Europe and Its Socio-economic Significance?

Also known as the west wind drift of the North Atlantic. The most powerful warm current in the North Atlantic is the continuation of the Gulf Stream. Originating at the outer edge of Newfoundland Shoal, it is divided into three branches at about 50 N and 20 W: the main branch enters the Arctic Ocean through the Norwegian Sea, the south branch goes south along the outer edge of Biscay and Iberian Peninsula, and the north branch flows northwest to the south of Iceland. The flow of the North Atlantic warm current varies with the intensity of the Gulf of Mexico warm current, and its flow value is between 2×107 ~ 4×1070,000 cubic meters per second. Warm current has obvious warming and humidifying effects on the climate in western Europe and northern Europe. It transports the heat equivalent to burning 60 million tons of coal to every kilometer of the coast of western Europe and northern Europe every year. A typical maritime climate is formed along the coast. The average temperature in June is 5438+ 10 higher than that in the east coast of Asia and North America at the same latitude 15 ~ 20℃, which makes the mixed forest and coniferous forest in northern Europe and southwest Barents Sea freeze all year round.

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This warm current has obvious warming and humidifying effects on the climate in western Europe and northern Europe.

A typical temperate maritime climate has been formed along the coast.

The climate affected the vegetation

Mixed forests and coniferous forests are prosperous in Europe.

Rich in forest resources

The southwest Barents Sea is not frozen all year round.

Formed a famous ice-free port

Convenient transportation.

The climate has also affected agriculture.

Temperate maritime climate, high latitude, rainy weather, light and heat conditions are generally not suitable for the development of farming (the heat conditions and planting distribution in the Paris Basin are good), general animal husbandry (such as northern Scotland), flower planting (such as the Netherlands) and other agricultural types with less heat requirements.

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