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Ocean Currents, waves and tides, Waves, Coriolis forces, Currents, Vagn…
Ocean Currents, waves and tides
Tides
Moon
Gravitational pull
Centrifugal force
High tide
Low tide
Sun
Increase
diminish
Spring tide
Sun and moon
aligned
Neap tide
Waves
Moving Energy
Recreation
Electricity
Transportation
Generating force
Wind
Landslides, earthquakes and volcan activity
Sun and Moon
Restoring force
Components
Crest
Amplitude
Trough
Wavelenght
Frequency
Period
Progressive oceanic waves
Standing oceanic waves
Seiches
swell waves
Tsunamis
chop waves
capillary waves
tide waves
Shallow water waves
Deep water waves
Coriolis forces
Wind direction
Gyres
Northern hemisphere R
Southern hemisphere L
Currents
1847 Matthew Fontaine Maury
Surface currents
10%
Earth's rotation
Regulate global temperature
Deep ocean currents
90%
Thermohaline circulation
Salinity
Density
Temperature
Earth's polar regions
Global Conveyor belt
Nutrient cycles
Few centimeters/sec
Vagn Walfrid Ekman 1902
Ekman spiral
Enriching
Food chain
