You ll find that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong and that s hardly worth the effort Norton Juster The Phantom Tollbooth Zonal Wind Flow Westerlies Easterlies Easterlies Westerlies High Low Pressure systems Wind generation by flow from High to Low pressure systems Coriolis effect OCNG 251 Oceanography Tuesday Oct 21st 2008 i Surface Ocean Circulation ii Deep Ocean Circulation Ekman Transport 2 Upwelling If wind blows parallel to a shore in the proper direction Ekman transport moves near surface water offshore Water must then rise from below to compensate for seaward surface flow 1 Ekman Transport Upwelling Biogeochemistry Upwelling Peru California Africa Australia Deep water circulation A model High latitudes 60 N and S Caballing When two water masses merge the combination of their temperatures and salinities results in densification vertical advection of water Deep water circulation A model Density Structure of the Oceans Depth Density Structure of the Atlantic Ocean A model The Ocean can be divided into three structures Surface layer Pycnocline Deep layer Density Structure of the Pacific Ocean Density Structure of the Indian Ocean Density Structure of the Ocean A simple model Grand scheme of things Deep water circulation Water convection A simple model Density Structure of the Ocean A complex model Grand scheme of things Surface circulation Warm and cold currents Balance of Earth Heat budget Next time 1 Climate and Ocean Circulation 2 Quiz be ready
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