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Free-air gravity anomaly over the Chicxulub structure (coastline and state boundaries shown as black lines) The Chicxulub crater (IPA: [t͡ʃikʃuˈluɓ] ⓘ cheek-shoo-LOOB) is an impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Its center is offshore, but the crater is named after the onshore community of Chicxulub Pueblo ...
The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, [2] mostly surrounded by the North American continent. [3] It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southwest and south by the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco ...
The Loop Current is an extension of the western boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. [1] Serving as the dominant circulation feature in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Loop Currents transports between 23 and 27 sverdrups [2] and reaches maximum flow speeds of from 1.5 to 1.8 meters/second. [3]
Hurricane Katrina's two periods of rapid intensification were fueled by the warm waters of the Gulf Loop Current (altimetry-derived sea heights and water current flows on August 22 pictured). [29] [30] Emerging over the Gulf of Mexico around 05:00 UTC on August 26, Katrina quickly regained strength and became a hurricane just one hour later.
Tropical wave near Gulf of Mexico: The Gulf of Mexico is experiencing light to moderate winds and calm seas, with waves around 1–3 feet. Over the next few days, an upper-level disturbance is ...
August 30, 2024 at 3:15 AM. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking multiple tropical waves – two in the Atlantic Ocean and another in the Gulf of Mexico. A broad disturbance in the Gulf ...
A gyre over Central America and southern Mexico is common this time of the year and can contribute to tropical storm or hurricane formation over the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the eastern ...
Gulf of Mexico. Coordinates. 28°27′30″N 84°12′30″W / 28.45833°N 84.20833°W / 28.45833; -84.20833. Country. United States. Geology. Type. reef. The Florida Middle Grounds are a reefs in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, approximately 128 kilometres (80 miles) west northwest of the West coast of Florida.