PPT-Circulation Patterns, Currents, & Wind
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Winddriven surface currents Figure 74 Ocean Circulation Animation Ocean Currents Ocean currents are streamlike movements of water Ocean currents affect our weather
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Winddriven surface currents Figure 74 Ocean Circulation Animation Ocean Currents Ocean currents are streamlike movements of water Ocean currents affect our weather and climate 2 Types 1 Surface Currents. 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.. Susan Howard. Earth & Space Research. Basically – why and how the ocean and atmosphere MOVE!. www.ametsoc.org . There are many scales of motion: . From . BIG. . to . very small. Today – I will just cover the basic large scale, GLOBAL circulation.. 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 . 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. . 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. http. ://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/player/lesson08.. html. . . I. . Ocean . currents = Stream like movements of water. A. Surface currents. = occur near or at the surface of the ocean. Can reach 100 m deep or deeper. Weather vs. Climate. Climate Controls. Idealized . Global Circulation Model. Seasonal Variations. Global . Climates. For Next Class. : Read Chapter 2 (pp. 61-65). Questions. What is the difference between weather and climate?. 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. Highways in the Sea. What forces are responsible for currents?. Wind. : transfers energy through friction on surface; causes currents and waves. Sea level. : steeper slope=greater pressure gradient=drives a larger, faster current. wind, salinity, temperature, the Coriolis Effect, and gravitational pull.. 14)Ocean . currents flow in . predictable patterns. around the earth.. 15) Differences . in . density. and . temperature. causes currents.. What makes weather? . What words do you use to describe the weather? We’ll list on a chart.. What categories can all of the words we listed fall in to?. Let’s read in our Science books on pages 228 and 229 to learn about our Atmosphere.. This book belongs to: Ms. Ashmead Mississippi State Objective: 4c. Describe the causes and effects of heat transfer as it relates to the circulation of ocean currents, atmospheric movement, and global wind patterns (e.g., trade winds and the jet stream). Provide examples of how these global patterns can affect local weather. 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..
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