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high pressure region I Think i wrote a paper on it!
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∙ 11y agoPolar air is cold air, and cold air has much less capacity to hold moisture than hot air has, hence, the humidity of polar air is generally low.
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∙ 15y agoThey blow from the high pressure areas.
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∙ 14y agoHigh pressure
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What is the direct cause of surface currents?
The correct answer is differences in temperature *and* differences in salinity between the tropic and polar regions. However in the tropic regions the currents are started by the prevailing winds. And in the polar region the more saline and therefore, denser waters in the current sink to the bottom, which of course is caused by gravity.
What is polar drift?
The bane of Arctic explorers for years. It is the movement of the Arctic Ice Sheet that is caused by wind and currents below the ices surface. The speed of this drift can vary quite dramatically.
What is cold dry dense horizontal air currents?
Polar easterlies!
Air currents that blow near the north and south poles are the?
polar easterlies :)
How cold can the polar regions get?
the polar regions can drop to temperatures exceeding -30 degrees so it is definatly below freezing.
What factors set surface ocean currents into motions?
Factors that set surface ocean currents into motions are the global circulation cells (Hadley, Ferrel, Polar), the Coriolis effect, and the continental deflection.
What is the direct cause of surface currents?
The correct answer is differences in temperature *and* differences in salinity between the tropic and polar regions. However in the tropic regions the currents are started by the prevailing winds. And in the polar region the more saline and therefore, denser waters in the current sink to the bottom, which of course is caused by gravity.
What regions of the globe do warm surface currents originate?
The equator.From there they flow to the North or South Poles in order to cool them.
What direction do cold currents flow in the northern hemisphere?
warm surface currents come from the polar and temperate latitudes, and they tend to flow towards the equator. Like the warm surface currents, mainly atmospheric forces drive them. Gyres form when the major ocean currents connect. Water flows in a circular pattern-clockwise in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the Southern hemisphere.
Do cold surface currents generally originate near the North or South pole?
Both polar seas -- the Arctic in the north and the Southern Ocean in the south -- generate cold surface sea water.
Difference between cold and warm currents?
Warm currents are warm whereas cold currents are cold. Warm currents flow from the equatorial regions towards the polar regions whereas cold currents flow from the polar regions to the equatorial regions. By- Avyukt Sharma
What is the surface temperature of beta piscium?
It varies between the poles and the equator of the star because of its rapid rotation. Polar temperatures are estimated at around 15500 K and equatorial temperatures around 13500 K.
Which wind drives polar currents?
westerly winds
What is an result of currents?
== ==prevention of polar ice accumulation
What is an important result of currents?
== ==prevention of polar ice accumulation
What is polar drift?
The bane of Arctic explorers for years. It is the movement of the Arctic Ice Sheet that is caused by wind and currents below the ices surface. The speed of this drift can vary quite dramatically.
Could a polar bear live in warm temperatures?
no cuz then they wouldn't be considered polar
