Although the Gulf Stream is probably the best-known ocean current, the
Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the largest ocean current. This current circulates around the continent of Antarctica and represents the transport of about $1.5 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 } / \mathrm { s }$ with a velocity of up to $1.1 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$. Calculate the total power available from this current, and compare this result to the current world power use.

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The Answer of Although the Gulf Stream is probably the best-known ocean current, the
Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the largest ocean current. This current circulates around the continent of Antarctica and represents the transport of about $1.5 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 } / \mathrm { s }$ with a velocity of up to $1.1 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$. Calculate the total power available from this current, and compare this result to the current world power use.

Although the Gulf Stream Is Probably the Best-Known Ocean Current 1.5×108 m3/s1.5 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 } / \mathrm { s }1.5×108 m3/s

Although the Gulf Stream Is Probably the Best-Known Ocean Current $1.5 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 } / \mathrm { s }$