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