PPT-Investigating the Potential Impact of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Altimeter

Using the Navy Coastal Ocean Model NCOM 4DVAR Matthew J Carrier Hans E Ngodock Scott R Smith Innocent Souopgui and Brent Bartels US Naval Research Laboratory Stennis Space Ctr MS. Early ocean studies. For much of human history, knowledge of the ocean and its currents was not recorded for many reasons - most sailors could not write and information was passed orally.. European nations began systematic ocean explorations but kept information secret between the 15. Vocabulary. Ocean Current. Coriolis Effect. Rip Current. Upwelling. Major Ocean Currents. An . Ocean Current. is a large volume of water flowing in a certain direction.. Wind-driven currents are called surface currents.. s. Warm. . currents flow . away. from the . equator.. Cold. currents flow . toward. the . equator.. Ocean Currents. Sun. Wind. Coriolis. Effect. Gravity. Factors Influencing Currents. Energy from the Sun heats the water.. Redux. The separated Gulf Stream (GS) is one of the ocean ‘hot spots’ for heat and water loss to the atmosphere. Under this area of enhanced surface exchange, the ocean responds by altering its stratification and forming a water mass with deep winter mixed layers of up to 500m thickness. In the North Atlantic Ocean, this subtropical mode water is called Eighteen Degree Water (EDW). Data indicate that frontal processes are important in EDW formation: much like atmospheric convection can be affected by atmospheric frontal dynamics that does not exist in a simple 1-D atmospheric boundary layer response to heating from below. Geosc040, Lecture . 9 . Feb9, 2016. Somewhere . Beyond The . Sea, . Sinatra. Ocean Avenue. Yellowcard. . Thanks to . Caitlyn N. and . Alexandra B.. Thermohaline. circulation. On-line . Assignments 4 & 5 . and Use. APES. Ms. . Tooker. 2015. The Hydrologic Cycle. Life would be impossible without water; which makes up a substantial part of the mass of most organisms.. All forms of life from bacteria to plants and animals, use water as a medium for chemical reactions as well as the transport of materials within and among cells.. The water in the ocean moves in giant streams called currents.. Scientists place ocean currents into two major categories: surface currents and deep currents.. Surface . Currents. Ocean currents that occur at 328 feet deep or above. Francis Nimmo. Course Overview. How did the planetary surfaces we see form and evolve? What processes are/were operating?. Techniques to answer these questions:. Images. Modelling. /Quantitative analysis. How do different currents form. What is upwelling. What do ocean currents transfer. Predict. T F. Ocean currents are always cold. C. ontinents affect the direction of currents. Currents only flow near the surface of the ocean. . Introductive Physical Oceanography. This . powerpoint. was prepared for purposes of this lecture and course only. It contains graphics from copyrighted books and journals. Please do not use without acknowledgment of these sources.. Sections:. The Motion in the Ocean: Waves, Tides, and . Currents. What . is “Seawater?”. Ocean Basics: Pressure, Density, Temperature, and Acoustics. Oceanic . Regions: The Open Ocean, Benthic Ocean, and Sea floor Zones. For much of human history, knowledge of the ocean and its currents was not recorded for many reasons - most sailors could not write and information was passed orally.. European nations began systematic ocean explorations but kept information secret between the 15. Section 2: Life in the Oceans. Section 3: Ocean Resources. Salinit. y. - measure of the mount of dissolved salts and other solids in a given liquid. Thermocline. - marks the distinct separation between the warm surface water and the deep, cold water. Ocean Current Layers. Surface Currents. . – . top . 10% of the ocean; upper 400 m. Deep Currents . – lower 90% of the ocean. Properties . of . Ocean . Water . How they impact ocean currents. Temperature.