Big Sur Dynamic Ocean Circulation Coastal Processes Surface currents Feb Mar No Coriolis Effect Coriolis Effect flotsam 1 Flotsam path Franklin chart of Gulf Stream 1769 Satellite sea surface temperature of Gulf Stream Currents to remember Gulf Stream Warmnorthward flow along west side of N Atlantic Kuroshio Warm northward flow along west side of N Pacific Satellite Franklin s chart Coastal Upwelling shown by chlorophyll content of water California Cool southward flow along east side of N Pacific West Wind Drift West to east around the world flow in southern hemisphere Equatorial currents East to west flow that run into land masses at west side of ocean basins 2 Sea ice Conveyor belt of circulation Big Sur Beach http pinker wjh harvard edu photos new zealand pages Foxton 20Beach htm Coastal zones Wave terms water path 3 Orbital movement of toy boat Breakers form Coastal erosion of boulders Undercut cliff BC Undercut cliff Laguna CA Wave refraction 4 Beach drift Wave cut platform uplifted terrace Arch and stack Baja Baymouth bar spit Martha s Vineyard Barrier islands North Carolina Barrier islands south Texas 5 Coastal evolution Arch forms on headland Sea arch Stack tombolo Tombolo Eroded coastline features 6 Spit Stilt houses Beach groins Sussex Breakwater Santa Monica New Jersey seawall Miami no beach 7 Miami beach Beach nourishment Miami Lighthouse moving Submergent coastline 8
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