Although the gyres are impossible to miss on individual maps, and can last for weeks, we have found that no real definition of what constitutes a monsoon gyre has been provided in the literature. Some monsoon gyres show extremely clearly in lowpass-filtered fields (OLR and vorticity), while ...
There are five major ocean gyres located in the Indian Ocean as well as the North and South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These gyres are formed by the prevailing winds that cover large latitudes of the world and at the centre of each is a large patch of floating garbage....
Where does the lithosphere of the Atlantic Ocean form? Is ocean salinity high in the subtropical gyres? What is the main thermocline in the ocean? What is ocean floor spreading? What is the largest ocean? What is the highest sea level in the past?Explore...
NTU stands for Nephelometric Turbidity unit, i.e. the unit used tomeasure the turbidity of a fluid or the presence of suspended particles in water. The higher the concentration of suspended solids in the water is, the dirtier it looks and the higher the turbidity is. How do turbidity curren...
when cutoff they form oxbow lakes d. create wide flood plains e.allAs you can probably guess, ocean currents are influenced by wind currents. Ocean currents are organized into "gyres:" North Atlantic Subtropical, South Atlantic Subtropical, North Pacific Subtropical, South Pacific Su...