Hi, Swan Station.
Thanks for the response.
That's pretty much my understanding of it.
The only reason I mention it is because the Eastern Coast of North America actually redirects the Gulf Stream across the Atlantic at lower than 45 degrees. With the altered geography, it would likely deflect across with the Coriolis Effect, at the same latitude as the North Pacific Drift (i.e., right at 45 degrees). They'll reach higher latitudes faster and experience more cooling before reaching Europe, so Europe would likely be a little cooler.
But, I'm not sure if it actually works this way: it just seems reasonable to me.
Thanks for the response.
Thus, in OTL, the warm current comes up the east coast of North America, and at around 45 degrees turns eastward to head straight across the ocean to Europe, at which point it heads back south, and starts to cool down before it reaches the tropics again and then heads straight west. A similar current heads straight from Asia to the Pacific Northwest. This creates a maritime climate that seems to form on the northwest coasts of continents in the northern hemisphere.
That's pretty much my understanding of it.
The only reason I mention it is because the Eastern Coast of North America actually redirects the Gulf Stream across the Atlantic at lower than 45 degrees. With the altered geography, it would likely deflect across with the Coriolis Effect, at the same latitude as the North Pacific Drift (i.e., right at 45 degrees). They'll reach higher latitudes faster and experience more cooling before reaching Europe, so Europe would likely be a little cooler.
But, I'm not sure if it actually works this way: it just seems reasonable to me.