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Ocean Circulation (Trade Winds (Due to Coriolis Effect, air currents in…
Ocean Circulation
Trade Winds
Due to Coriolis Effect, air currents in the tropics and polar regions flow from east to west, called easterlies
in the temperate regions, 30 degrees to 60, the air currents flow from west to east, called westerlies
as the trade winds move away from the equator, warm air cools and sinks
as trade winds move back to the equator, they warm and rise. This creates climate w/ the other one listed below
Thermocline Circulation
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increase in salinity and decrease in temp causes increase in density, aka water will sink
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Coriolis Effect
is the apparent deflection of moving air and water to the right(in the Northern Hemisphere) or the left (in the Southern Hemisphere) due to the rotation of the Earth
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