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The Pacific ocean coastal temperature actually changes when the Japanese current pushes the Humboldt current off shore.
But, the answer to your question is because the predominant current in the Northern Pacific region of the US is the Humboldt and it is moving from north to south and carrying arctic water. The stronger currents in the Atlantic also move in a clockwise direction and that means that the coastal currents from the South Atlantic will move further up the coast. |
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2 reasons... first is the gulf stream and northern atlantic conveyor currents.. these currents move warm souther waters north along the atlatantic seaboard. Second the pacific currents come from the north and east, northerly currents bringing cooler artic waters down the coastline while eastern currents tend to run deeper and cause upwelling of cooler waters as they approach the costline.
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