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Western intensification
Western intensification is the intensification of the western arm of an oceanic current, particularly a large gyre in an ocean basin, due to the Coriolis effect, and the variation of Coriolis force with latitude (the beta effect). It is for this reason that the currents on the western boundary of a basin (such as the Gulf Stream, a current on the western side of the Atlantic Ocean) are stronger than those on the eastern boundary (such as the California Current, on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean).
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