Oceanography Ch. 7

which of the following happens during el nino?

warm water pools in the eastern equatorial pacific

the ekman spiral is driven by what?

wind

what causes coastal upwelling?

wind blowing alongshore, with the coast to the right of the direction

which is mismatched? agulhas current, w. australia current brazil current, benguela current canary current, gulf stream kuroshio current, california current

agulhas current, w. australia current

which is a western boundary current? benguela current brazil current canary current peru current

brazil current

during the winter months, monsoon winds over the indian ocean do what?

flow from land to sea and are dry

the sargasso sea is located in the

north atlantic gyre

deep ocean waters generally have high amounts of

nutrients and oxygen

when eddies (rings) spin off the gulf stream into the n. atlantic gyre, how do they compare to the surrounding water?

they have cold cores

Equatorial currents are driven by what?

trade winds