Sea surface temperatures

3/7/03


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Sea surface temperatures

Vertical temperature gradient

Sea surface salinity

Vertical salinity gradient

Density gradients in the oceans

Thermohaline circulation

The second effect of differential heating & cooling at equator & poles is the system of surface currents in the oceans

Drift current circulation

Drift current circulation patterns

Drift current circulation patterns, II

Current directions are not parallel to prevailing wind directions

Ekman flow

PPT Slide

PPT Slide

PPT Slide

PPT Slide

PPT Slide

PPT Slide

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Ekman spiral

Ekman spiral

PPT Slide

Flow in Ekman layer

Changing wind patterns & monsoon currents

Author: Steven Wojtal

Email: steven.wojtal@oberlin.edu

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