the most powerful on Earth, was subject to substantial natural fluctuation, as recent analyses of sediment cores have revealed. Colder phases in the Pliocene and subsequent Pleistocene, during which the ACC slowed, correlate to advances of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. In warmer phases the ACC ac...
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...
Share on Facebook ocean current (redirected fromOceanic current) Thesaurus Encyclopedia A horizontal flow of water through the ocean. Warm and cold surface currents redistribute the Sun’s heat more evenly around the Earth. Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagra...
Over 70% of the Earth is covered by oceans in the world. These oceans are a vast renewable energy source. Energy stored in oceans can be mainly categorized as thermal energy; kinetic energy due to tides, waves and currents; and chemical and biological energies. Tides are caused by planetary...
But as some parts of the earth are much warmer than others, and air and water expand and become rare as their temperature is increased, their specific gravities are not the same in all parts of the earth, and hence the equillibrium is destroyed, and a system of winds and currents is ...
Oceanic tides lead to some of the largest currents of the world ocean and have important implications for oceanic circulation. In the last decade, the feedback effect of surface currents on the overlying winds has been shown to strongly regulate the ocean circulation. Here we present evidence, ...
JZB has a semi-diurnal tidal regime, that is, it is dominated by floodtidal currents. The meantidal rangeis 2.78m with a maximum of 4.75m measured at Dagang tide-gauge station inside the Qingdao Port (Fig. 1A). Due to the complex coastline andbathymetry, including headlands, islands, reef...
A system of ocean currents called the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation strongly affects climate, but is showing signs of shutting down. An analysis now suggests that total collapse is unlikely this century. Aixue Hu News & Views26 Feb 2025Nature ...
Highly variable deep-sea currents over tidal and seasonal timescales Mooring observations suggest that deep-sea currents exhibit substantial variability over tidal and seasonal timescales, driving a complex pattern of sediment transport. Lewis P. Bailey ...
Surface waters on the cold side were undersaturated with oxygen, which suggests that the water had only been exposed at the sea surface for a period of a few weeks. Although the atmospheric exposure time was short, the effects of biological activity could be detected in enhanced concentrations ...