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Charleston Bump Expedition. Currents caused as result of Gulf Streamencountering the Charleston Bump and perturbing flow.The Charleston Bump complex causes the Gulf Stream to speed up and be deflectedoffshore. Even when the weather is beautiful, waters deflected off the Bumpoften result in standing waves and white water adjacent to glassy seas. (Image credit: Charleston Bump Expedition 2003. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. George Sedberry, South Carolina DNR, Principal Investigator)