1. Alaska Current Xia Yang

2. Alaska Current
The Alaska Current is a northward warm-water current along the coast of British Columbia and the Alaska Panhandle.

3. Cause of Alaska Current

4. Characteristics northward eastern boundary current
Surface Temperatures >4° C
surface salinities <32.6 pps
volume transport: Sverdrup
affected by winds and precipitation
wind forcing is a factor that influences the formation of eddies

5. Eddies Driven factor: Wind forces downwelling ENSO
Eddies off the Queen Charlotte Islands (NASA, 2002)

6. Nutrients