ocean currentsmicrowave SSTSQG theoryaltimetry measurementglobal oceanSailors and scientists have been charting ocean currents for centuries, yet even today, reliable, up-to-date maps of global surface currents for navigation or other operational uses are scarce....
In the famous “Blue Marble” images taken by those aboard the final Apollo 17 to the moon in 1971, we recognize the continents bathed in a sea of bright blue–continents we recognize from the map, but now see, for the first time, a powerful map, lit by the sun before our eyes. Th...
The flight can cover up to 3,000 miles, with daily flights of approximately 50 miles, guided by the sun and aided by thermal air currents Environmental Cues: Monarchs use environmental cues to determine when it is time to travel south for the winter. They are sensitive to changes in ...
Global Wind Belts Types, Causes & Map 7:03 6:15 Next Lesson Jet Streams & Polar Front | Definition & Causes Rossby Waves | Definition & Cyclonic Activity 6:06 Monsoon Winds | Definition & Causes 6:32 Air Conditions of Different Types of Wind 7:45 Breeze Definition & Types 6:...
As global electricity demand grows, traditional energy sources are under strain. Oceans, which cover more than 70% of Earth's surface, offer vast potential for clean energy from renewable resources such as ocean currents and waves. However, marine renewable energy development is still in its early...
We used global data describing sea turtle nesting activity (SWOT34,35and WIDECAST36), waves, wind, sea surface temperature, and precipitation (ERA537), tide and surge levels (GTSM38), ocean currents (ORAS539), geomorphology and coastal land use (GCC40), and the distribution of coral reefs...
The Stuff-in-the-Air Site Map And, See the newsletter chronicle. Thank you to my research and writing assistants, ChatGPT and WordTune, as well as Wombo and others for the images. GPT-4, OpenAI's large-scale language generation model (and others provided by Google and Meta), helped ge...
Across the stable density stratification of the abyssal ocean, deep dense water is slowly propelled upward by sustained, though irregular, turbulent mixing. The resulting mean upwelling determines large-scale oceanic circulation properties like heat and
making some regions hotter than others and causing the seasons. The temperature variations between one part of the world and another cause differences in air pressure, producing winds, storms, and even hurricanes. The Sun's heat also warms the seas unevenly, driving ocean currents—which, in so...
Trade winds:Persistent, easterly surface winds blow from subtropical high-pressure areas toward the equator, carrying moist air from the ocean to the land. So, how do these factors interact to form the global precipitation map visualized above?