Sponsored Topics. Dexter is a town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,235 at the 2000 census. This town is also known, as Midway. Dexter is located at 33Â°11â²46â³N 104Â°22â²13â³W / 33.19611Â°N 104.37028Â°W / 33.19611; -104.37028 (33.196062, -104.370222).
The Gulf Stream is a powerful western boundary current in the North Atlantic Ocean that strongly influences the climate of the East Coast of the United States and many Western European countries.Click the image for a larger view.here are five major ocean-wide gyresâthe North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, and Indian Ocean gyres. Each is flanked by a strong and narrow âwestern boundary current,â and a weak and broad âeastern boundary currentâ (Ross, 1995).
Two additional belts of circulating air exist in the temperate latitudes (between 30Â° and 60Â° latitude) and near the poles (between 60Â° and 90Â° latitude). Figure 2: Hadley cells and prevailing winds. Solar warming of the tropics drives atmospheric circulation in three cells. Rotation of the Earth generates Coriolis forces that create the easterly trade winds below 30Â° latitude and polar easterlies above 60Â° latitude.