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There is an interaction between winds and waves, but what drives global winds is the flow of solar heat from one area of the Earth to another.
The general form is from the tropics to the cooler latitudes, but there are several mechanisms at work in large cells at various latitudes. However, the general motion of high pressure systems (anticyclones of cooler, denser air) is to the south and east in the northern hemisphere, as in the Siberian highs that impact weather in North America.
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What other than wind causes ocean currents?
Other than wind, a shift in the earth's plates can cause currents. Also, a sudden movement or the moon( gravitational pull) .
How are ocean currents like wind currents?
they are both currents.
Are ocean currents similar to wind currents?
Yes.
What is the primary source of energy for ocean currents and waves?
Ocean currents at the SURFACE -- their primary cause is SOLAR ENERGY. Due to solar energy, much of the wind pattern originates and this wind pattern in turn causes ocean currents on the surface.
What are deep ocean currents primarily driven by?
Temperature differences in water
What other than wind causes ocean currents?
Other than wind, a shift in the earth's plates can cause currents. Also, a sudden movement or the moon( gravitational pull) .
Why did the ocean-going sailboats depend on ocean currents?
currents provide movement in times of little to no wind
How would you describe a wave?
A movement of water cause by currents and wind.
What is the primary cause of surface ocean currents?
Wind
What is directly related to deep ocean current?
Movement of the ocean, or tides are directly related to deep ocean currents. Deep ocean currents are also responsible for the wind that causes the waves to crash into the shore.
What are Poland's ocean currents?
Pland has heavy and very cold wind currents sometime they cause CRAZY!!!! Storms.
Ocean and wind currents are both caused by?
uneven insolation
What effects does the surface-wind pattern have on the circulation of the oceans?
The movement of wind over the surface of the ocean causes friction. The wind drags the ocean surface with it, making the pattern called surface-ocean wind-drift currents.
How are ocean currents like wind currents?
they are both currents.
The wind stirs up currents?
Surface
Are ocean currents similar to wind currents?
Yes.
What things cause ocean currents?
Ocean currents result from two processes - the action of wind on the surface of the water, and from variation in water temperature that causes movement- a process known as convection. Convection occurs because the oceanic waters heat up becoming less dense. Winds have the most important influence on the flow of currents, but tides, precipitation, evaporation rates, shape of the ocean floor, and inflow from rivers and adjacent seas are also important.
