More Surface Currents Circular wind patterns create five major gyres at the ocean's surface. Photo courtesy NOAA As you've probably gathered by now, wind and water are inseparable. To understand surface ocean currents, which, as their name suggests, occur in the open ocean, you should kn...
El Nino- (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time equatorial current- any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator Gulf stream- a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of ...
At the surface and beneath, Currents, Gyres & Eddies play a crucial role in physically shaping the coasts and ocean bottom; in transporting and mixing energy, chemicals and other materials within & among ocean basins and in sustaining countless plants & animals that rely on the oceans for life...
Subtropical gyre, an area of anticyclonic ocean circulation that sits beneath a region of subtropical high pressure. The movement of ocean water within the Ekman layer of these gyres forces surface water to sink, giving rise to the subtropical convergenc
Ocean currents refer to the mass flow of water driven by winds, transferring heat, influencing weather and climate, distributing nutrients, and dispersing marine organisms in the oceans. They are a form of kinetic energy that plays a crucial role in the Earth's climate system and have the pote...
such as theGulf Stream–North Atlantic–Norway Currentin theAtlantic Oceanand theKuroshio–North Pacific Current in thePacific Ocean. In the Southern Hemisphere the counterclockwise circulation of the gyres creates strong eastern boundary currents against the western coasts of continents, such as thePeru...
If you zoom out to look at the patterns of surface currents all over the earth, 如果你身处高空,观察世界各处洋流的流动模式, you’ll see that they form big loops called gyres, 就会发现它们形成了被称为“流涡”的巨大回路, which travel clockwise in the northern hemisphere ...
Mass movement or flow of ocean water Mass movement or flow of ocean water River within the ocean River within the ocean Two types Two types –Surface and Density (Deep) Surface Currents Link Horizontal, stream-like movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean Horizontal...
The winds push the ocean beneath them into the same rotating gyres. And because water holds onto heat more effectively than air, these currents help redistribute warmth around the globe. Unlike surface currents, deep ocean currents are driven primarily by changes in the density of seawater. As ...
They enabled researchers to track global ocean currents, and learn about the interplay of currents and gyres on a global scale, and are thus a colourful example of happenstanceagneskneitz