General direction of major currents for the zone Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea
(without taking into account the seasonal fluctuations)
1 : Surface currents of Atlantic origin 2 : Intermediate Eastern Waters running to Black Sea and Western Basin, deep northern water flowing to the south of the Western Basin and Lusitanian Current West of Gibraltar 3 : Diluted waters (Rhône Outflow, Countercurrent of Languedoc, Current of North Adriatic Water, Nile Outflow, surface outflow of Black Sea) 4 : Eastern deepflow 5 : Downwellings 6 : Zone of divergences 7 : Areas of accumulation of Atlantic Water |
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