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| Surface Ocean Circulation |
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| mixed layer controlled by wind and Coriolis Effect; 10% of the ocean |
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| controlled by density variation; 90% of the ocean |
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| Ultimate Driver for Ocean Circulation (Energy Source) |
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| Sun (Differential Heating) + via Force of Gravity |
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| Westerlies and Tradewinds |
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| Each succesive layer is deflected by Coriolis and has a lower velocity; the first layer of the current is tweaked 45 degrees right, then a little more right after each layer |
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| closed, circular flow around the peripherary of an ocean basin |
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| What causes gyres not to spiral down? |
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| Because of gravity and Coriolis effect |
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| Distributes much of Earth's heat |
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North Atlantic,
South Atlantic,
North Pacific,
South Pacific,
South Indian |
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| Antarctic Circular Component |
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| Circular flow but not around the peripharay of a basin, but the continent itself |
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North Atlantic Basin:
Name the Currents |
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Definition
- Gulf Stream
- North Atlantic Current
- North Equitoral Current
- Canary Current
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South Atlantic Basin:
Name the Currents |
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- South Equitoral Current
- Brazil Current
- Benguela Current
- Westwind Drift
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North Pacific Basin:
Name the Currents |
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- North Pacific Current
- Kuroshio Current
- Alaskan/Californian Current
- South Equitorial Current
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- South Equitorial Current
- Alguhas Current
- West Australian Current
- Westwind Current
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| Ekman transport piles water up in the center of the gyre |
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| Direction of Earth's Rotation |
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