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