PPT-Summary of Winds and Currents from Satellite Meeting

April 19 and 20 2018 Mark A Bourassa 1 Ernesto Rodriguez 2 and Sarah Gille 3 Center for OceanAtmospheric Prediction Studies and Department of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Science Florida State University. 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. Hum for a Blustery Day. . Oh the wind is lashing lustily. And the trees are thrashing . thrustily. And the leaves are rustling gustily. So it's rather safe to say. That it seems that it may turn out to be. The Earth is Spinning…. Because Earth spins, winds and water appear to be deflected in a curved motion. This is called the Coriolis Effect. Which way do things. not connected to . Earth get deflected . Hum for a Blustery Day. . Oh the wind is lashing lustily. And the trees are thrashing . thrustily. And the leaves are rustling gustily. So it's rather safe to say. That it seems that it may turn out to be. Currents. Ocean water contains streamlike movements of water called . ocean currents.. Currents can travel extremely far. In ancient times, currents were largely responsible for any human travel across the oceans. It is believed that currents carried the ancient Peruvians over 6,000 km across the south pacific to Polynesia. . Wind-driven surface currents. Figure 7-4. Ocean Circulation Animation. Ocean Currents. Ocean currents- are stream-like movements of water. Ocean currents affect our weather and climate. 2 Types:. 1) Surface Currents. Global winds. Ocean Currents . Local winds. Coriolis Effect. Because the Earth rotates, and consists of a mixture of land and sea, the . Coriolis Effect . exists. The . Coriolis Effect. is the movement of particles (such as air) to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. Effects on Climate. Weather – changes in temperature, wind, air, etc. over a short period of time. Climate – weather patterns in a particular area over many years.. The sun’s rays do not hit the Earth evenly. So air and water help distribute the sun’s heat over the entire world.. Weather Patterns. Weather pattern’s are described as prolonged temperature changes over a specific area for example seasons.. Weather patterns can also be described as a period for which natural disasters are prevalent ex. Hurricane season, tornado season, blizzards. Earth/Space. S.W.B.A.T.. Explain how winds and the . Coriolis. effect influence surface currents. Discuss the temperatures of coastal waters. Describe density currents and how they affect Earth. Surface Currents. 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. By: Sean Meisner, Amanda Onwukwe, Arrian Bolden Pd:2nd. What Is Wind?. Wind: Is air moving across the surface of the Earth. Wind occurs because sunlight heats the earth’s atmosphere and surface unevenly.. 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. Lucrezia Ricciardulli, Thomas Meissner, Frank Wentz. Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA, USA. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MEASURING. HIGH WIND SPEEDS OVER THE OCEAN. November 2016, UK MET OFFICE, Exeter, UK.