California Stream
The California Current is a cold ocean current in the northern Pacific . The California Current takes its name from the American state of California , whose coastal climate it largely determines.
The California Current is caused by cool upwelling waters to the surface and amplified by the offshore northeast trade winds. It is part of the Northern Pacific Cycle. The California Current extends the North Pacific Current from north to south along the North American southwest coast and then merges into the North Equatorial Current .
The California Current has a major impact on the California climate. It causes the annual average temperature in California to cool by around 6 K compared to, for example, southern Italy, which is at the same latitude . In summer, the California Current often creates fog . The California Current, which is around 15 ° C at this time of the year, hits the strongly heated mainland and triggers the coastal fog typical of California in the coastal region .