Vol. 29, issue 03, article # 4

Abstract:

A new physical mechanism of Gulf Stream abnormally large heating (up to 20°C) and current shifting to the North (~ 200 km) in the summer 2011 off the coast of New Carolina was suggested and discussed. The key point is a tenfold decrease of sea water shear viscosity due to conversion of H₂O para-ortho spin isomers when heated to a temperature singular point (19–20°C). This results in Gulf Stream shifting from the previous trajectory due to an inertial motion in a straight line. The observed phenomenon was triggered by Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The huge oil eruption resulted in iridescent film formation over a hundreds of thousands of square kilometers area (http://newsland.com/news/detail/id/1218207). The thin oil film dramatically changed the solar radiation absorbance and sea water thermodynamics, blocked the evaporation.

Keywords:

displacement of the Gulf Stream, anthropogenic factor influence on global climate, oil rainbow film, anomalous heating of water, reduce of the shear viscosity of water, thermoinduced conversion of the ortho-para isomers of H2O

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