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Description
Charleston Bump Expedition. Currents caused as result of Gulf Streamencountering the Charleston Bump and perturbing flow.The Charleston Bump complex causes the Gulf Stream to speed up and be deflectedoffshore. Even when the weather is beautiful, waters deflected off the Bumpoften result in standing waves and white water adjacent to glassy seas.
Credit
Charleston Bump Expedition 2003. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. George Sedberry, South Carolina DNR, Principal Investigator
Display Date
2003 August 5
Location
Southeast of Charleston, South Carolina
Category
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Charleston Bump
Keywords
Ocean Exploration