ocean current s
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Ocean Current s. Ocean Currents. Warm currents flow away from the equator. Cold currents flow toward the equator. Factors Influencing Currents. Sun Wind Coriolis Gravity. Sun. Energy from the Sun heats the water. Warm water is less dense that cold water. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Warm currents flow away from the equator.
Cold currents flow toward the equator.
Ocean Currents
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SunWindCoriolisGravity
Factors Influencing Currents
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Energy from the Sun heats the water.Warm water is less dense that cold water.
Warm water rises, and cold water sinks.
As warm water rises, cold water moves it to replace it.
Sun
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Just as wind moves from high pressure to low pressure areas, so does the water.
Winds blow across the surface of the water, causing friction.
The water piles up because the surface currents flow slower than the winds.
Wind
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As water piles up and flows from high pressure to low pressure, gravity will pull down on the water.
This forms vertical columns or mounds of water.
The Coriolis Effect causes the water to curve.
Gravity
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Causes water to move to the right in the Northern Hemisphere
Causes water to move to the left in the Southern Hemisphere
The Coriolis Effect
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Make up 10% of oceans’ waterUp to maximum depth of 400 mSurface ocean currents are caused by the surface wind patterns.
Surface Currents
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Vertical columns or mounds of water at the surface and flow around them
Produce enormous circular currents Five major locations:
North Pacific - clockwise South Pacific - counterclockwise Indian Ocean - counterclockwise South Atlantic - counterclockwise North Atlantic - clockwise
Gyres
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A strong surface currentBegins at the tip of FloridaFlows up the eastern coastline of the
U.S. Crosses the Atlantic OceanCauses warmer climate in NW Europe
Gulf Stream
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Surface waters blow to the right of the wind.
As less dense, surface water moves off shore, cold, deep, denser waters come to the surface to replace them.
Upwelling
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The Great Ocean Conveyor:Helps maintain Earth’s Balance
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Make up about 90% of oceans’ water Differences in density cause them to move. Differences in density are related to
temperature and salinity. At high latitudes, they sink deep into the
ocean basins. Temperatures are so cold, they cause the
density to increase.
Deep Water Currents
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How are ocean currents produced?
Reflective Question
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Abnormally high surface ocean temperatures off the coast of South America
Causes unusual weather patterns across the globe
El Nino
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Starts because the easterly trade winds weaken and allow the warm waters in the Western Pacific to move east toward South America
This changes where the convection current occurs.
Causing rain where it usually doesn't occur and drought where it usually rains
El Nino
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Abnormally low surface ocean temperatures off the coast of South America
Causes unusual weather patterns across
the globe
La Nina
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Ocean currents move more slowly than winds. Oceans hold more heat than the atmosphere and
land. Cold currents will cause nearby coastlines to be
cooler. Warm currents will cause nearby coastlines to be
warmer.
Where do the cold currents come from? The warm currents?
Ocean’s Effect on Climate
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Predictable Patterns How do these currents affect the climate
of the coastline?
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How do our oceans impact climate?
Reflection Questions