poceans test 2 currents

labrador current what is the historical significance of the current for people living in the eastern canadian sea?

crucial fishing grounds

benguela current where did the benguela current get its name from and where is this place located?

district benguela which is located in the central coast of angola and borders kwanza sul, huambo, huila, and namibe

antarctic circumpolar current what is the temperature range of the antarctic circumpolar current

-1 to 5 degrees celsius

North Equatorial (Atlantic) At what depths does the current lie between?

100-300 meters

benguela current what width did shannon estmate that the benguela current was?

200-300 km

labrador current what is the relative salinity and temp of the labrador current?

30-34 psu, -2 to 0 degrees celsius

North Equatorial (Atlantic) As the current reaches the east coast of Brazil, what two currents does it split into?

Antilles and Caribbean

North Equatorial (Atlantic) What current feeds into the North Equatorial (Atlantic) Current

South Atlantic Equatorial

benguela current where does 25% of the water that fuels the current come from?

agulhas current

Humboldt Current 67% of what type of fire are caught within the waters of the humboldt current and help to support the peruvian economy?

anchoviess

antarctic circumpolar current what is the largest wind driven current?

antarctic circumpolar current

antarctic circumpolar current what is the only current to flow around the entire globe?

antarctic circumpolar current

antarctic circumpolar current which current was a major influence in trade through the drake passage and straits of magellan before the panama canal

antarctic circumpolar current

oyashio why is the current rich in nutrients?

because of the upwelling

labrador current how far south has the current been known to transport icebergs?

bermuda

Humboldt Current the scleronchronological studies within the humboldt current are based on the study of what type of marine organisms' shells?

bivalves

agulhas current what was the significance of the agulhas trade routh during world war 2

busy bc mediterranean sea was a war zone

equatorial counter current (pacific) what current does the equatorial counter current feed?

california current

east greenland current what fish are present in the area due to this current?

capelin and cod

agulhas current how does the agulhas leave a biographical imprint through advection?

carry fish larvae within its waters, skews distribution, carries plastic debris and seaweeds

North Equatorial (Atlantic) what direction does the current flow?

clockwise

antarctic circumpolar current what is the direction of rotation of the antarctic circumpolar current?

clockwise

east greenland current which forces from the equation of motion affect the east greenland current the most?

eddy viscosity terms

benguela current where does the benguela current transport heat from and where does it gather its cold icy waters?

transport heat from indian ocean and gathers cold waters form southern ocean

equatorial counter current (pacific) what natural phenomenon is expected hwne an unusually strong NECC (north equatorial counter current) in the western pacific leads to an anomalous accumulation of warm water off the coast of central america?

el nino

Humboldt Current the humboldt current experiences a lot of upwelling which leads to its cold temperatures. what are researchers able to predict with this knowledge of the current?

el nino and other weather phenomena

benguela current what are two marine animals involved in the ongoing research of the benguela current?

frogs and penguins

california current what areas of commerce does the california current most impact?

impacts fishing, shipping, and tourism industries

california current what is the effect of the current in terms of temperature gradients?

increases land ocean temperature gradient along the coast, land warms more rapidly than the ocean, increase in difference as the current brings down cold water from the north pacific and arctic

california current what is the location of this current, where does it extend to and from?

it is off the coast of california in the eastern pacific, extends from british columbia to baja california

equatorial counter current (pacific) who was the main researcher and how did they discover the pacific counter current?

john knauss, used technique called swallow current floats

california current what are the biological characteristics of the california current?

large amount of upwelling that occurs in this current, causes increased nutrient growth and leads to large populations of whales and fish species

labrador current when is the labrador current flow the strongest?

late summer, early fall

equatorial counter current (pacific) during what time of year is the pacific equatorial counter current the strongest and when is it the weakest?

max strength in late boreal summer and fall and min strength in late boreal winter and spring

agulhas current how does it get its name, what does it mean?

name is from cabo das agulhas, means cape of needles, from sharp rocks and reefs offshore described as needles which have claimed many ships

east greenland current what currents feed into the east greenland current

north atlantic current and irminger current

oyashio what does oyashio mean in japanese

parent stream

east greenland current how does the east greenland current influence the denmark strait

provides inflow of dense water

oyashio what causes the variability in the oyashio current?

rossby waves

oyashio what type of fish are plentiful in the oyashio current?

salmon

california current what currents feed into and sourced to by the california current

source is north pacific and alaskan current, feeds into north equatorial current

oyashio where is the oyashio current located?

starts in the bering sea, flows southwest towards kuril islands

labrador current how does the current create the foggiest place on earth?

the cold LC interacts with the warm gulf stream off newfoundland creating a high amount of fog due to temperature differences

Humboldt Current what is the significance of the current's discovery regarding the weather of South America?

the current explained the arid weather on the western coast of south america, specifically chile's atacama desert

North Equatorial (Atlantic) what is happening to the current now, more than in the 70s and 80s?

the current is weakening

Humboldt Current what is the name of the gyre that the peru current is part of?

the south pacific gyre

agulhas current how does the agulhas current affect the cliamte in europe?

water leakage from the indian ocean into the atlantic may strengthen or weaken the gulf stream in the north atlantic, consequences on european climate

east greenland current what currents does the east greenland current flow into

west greenland current, labrador current, and norwegian current

equatorial counter current (pacific) which direction does the pacific counter current flow?

west to east

agulhas current where is the agulhas current located and why does depth tend to increase with latitude

western boundary current of the south indian ocean, flows down east coast of africa from 27s to 40s, depth tends to increase with latitude to offset increase in planetary vorticity