Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, extending northward from the equator to the Arctic Ocean.
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- proper noun The portion of the
Atlantic Ocean that lies primarily betweenNorth America and the northeast coast ofSouth America to theeast , and Europe and the northwest coast ofAfrica to thewest .
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The North Atlantic Ocean is a complex mix of currents that twist and wind around each other.
Atlantic Ocean 2008
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The North Atlantic Ocean is a complex mix of currents that twist and wind around each other.
Atlantic Ocean 2008
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The European island nation in the North Atlantic Ocean is the latest country to suffer during the current global economic crisis.
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The Gist: This article summarizes what we know and what we don’t know about hurricanes and climate change: We know that hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean basin have become more powerful during the past few decades, but it isn’t yet clear if that increase is due to climate change.
David Kroodsma: Weekly Climate Science Roundup David Kroodsma 2011
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This melting ice spreads cold, fresh water across the North Atlantic Ocean surface, contributing to a North Atlantic High.
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.: Why the Wild Winter Weather? Paul R. Epstein 2011
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The Gist: This article summarizes what we know and what we don’t know about hurricanes and climate change: We know that hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean basin have become more powerful during the past few decades, but it isn’t yet clear if that increase is due to climate change.
David Kroodsma: Weekly Climate Science Roundup David Kroodsma 2011
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This melting ice spreads cold, fresh water across the North Atlantic Ocean surface, contributing to a North Atlantic High.
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.: Why the Wild Winter Weather? Paul R. Epstein 2011
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This melting ice spreads cold, fresh water across the North Atlantic Ocean surface, contributing to a North Atlantic High.
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.: Why the Wild Winter Weather? Paul R. Epstein 2011
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This melting ice spreads cold, fresh water across the North Atlantic Ocean surface, contributing to a North Atlantic High.
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.: Why the Wild Winter Weather? Paul R. Epstein 2011
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In the meantime scientists have observed oil at the surface penetrating into the so-called loop current that can carry it around the Florida Keys and up into the North Atlantic Ocean.
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