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Oceanography
Study of oceans and it's locations
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Undergraduate 4
02/11/2011

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oceanography
Definition
the study/review of oceans and it's locations
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Coriolis Effect
Definition
movement away from the equator due to the rotation of the Earth
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Ekman Transport
Definition
movement of water due to the Coriolis effect
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Global Wind Bands
Definition
polar easterlies, westerlies, trade winds etc. the winds are deflected into the "opposite" direction due to the Coriolis effect
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wind moving away from the land(water moves towards the land)
Definition
upwelling
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the act of winds moving towards the land(water moving away from the land)
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downwelling
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convergence
Definition
the act of objects connecting (downwelling)
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the act of objects dividing
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divergence (upwelling)
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El Nino
Definition
warm ocean currents that vary in intensity and can at times cause catastrophic weather
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What are the number of Oceans?
Definition
five
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Oceans...name them.
Definition

Aunt Irene Stopped Paying Attention

Arctic, Indian, Southern, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans

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1 Nautical mile='s?
Definition

1.15mile

1.85 km

1 minute of latitude

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travelling 15 degrees..how long have I been going..
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1 hour
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he is known as the father of Oceanography
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matthew maury
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known for discovering why sailors were getting sick while at sea
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James Cook
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known for creating a clock that could operate efficiently while at sea
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james harrison
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they are driven by gravity yet directed by the Coriolis effected...
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Gyres
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this phenomena of driven and direction by gravity and the CE is known as...
Definition
geo-strophic current(s)
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Sea breeze
Definition
only occurs in the afternoon-the wind is coming from the direction of the water
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Land breeze
Definition
only occurs at night--wind moving from the direction of the land
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the strongest current can be found on the ____side of the ____
Definition
western.....ocean basin
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the weakest currents can be found on the____side of the ____
Definition
eastern....ocean basin
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Divergence
Definition
division
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connection
Definition
convergence
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Northern hemisphere
Definition
water/wind veer to the right
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Southern Hemisphere
Definition
water/winds veer to the left
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Number of currents (reviewed in class)
Definition
thirteen
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Current the travels over the "top" of Africa?
Definition
Canary Current
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Current close to Madagascar
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Agulas Current
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Current on the outskirts of Africa?
Definition
Benguelas Current
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Currents on the western side of North America?
Definition
North Pacific Current & California Current
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The Australian currents?
Definition
WAC & EAC
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Name the currents (reviewed in class)
Definition
Kuroshio, EAC, WAC, Indian, Agulas, Benguela, Brazil, Peru, Canary, North Atlantic current, Gulf Stream current, California, North Pacific current.
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The Gyres?
Definition
North Pacific & North Atlantic Gyres
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