Loop Current : A current setting clockwise in the Gulf of Mexico. It enters through the Yucatan Channel from the Caribbean Sea and leaves through the Straits of Florida
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, CO-OPS, Products and Services N/OPS3, Silver Spring, MD, USA 1999. http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/publications/glossary2. pdf, (ND/ Tide and Current - Amer) {830}
