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How Coriolis effect salinity and temperature create the ocean current conveyor belt?
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A thermohaline current is a current which is affected by?
Temperature and salinity
What currents are currents caused by temperature differences the water?
ocean currents are caused by difference in temperatures and salinity lol :) :P hehe
Where does the global current conveyor belt begin?
The global current conveyor belt begins on the surface of the ocean near the pole in the North Atlantic.
What are the three factors that influence the direction of winds and surface currents?
Glocal winds: they occur when different winds cause currents to flow in different directions. The coriolis effect: The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the Earth's rotation. Continental deflections: When surface currents meet continents, the currents deflect, or change direction.
A simple sentence involving geostrophic?
A geostrophic current is an oceanic flow in which the pressure gradient is balanced by the Coriolis effect. The direction of the geostrophic flow is parallel to the isobars.Ê
A thermohaline current is a current which is affected by?
Temperature and salinity
Which process increases the salinity of the ocean?
There are different kinds of process that deeply affects the salinity of ocean water. Continental deflections, Coriolis Effect, convection current and also evaporation.
How temperature and salinity affect the formation of deep current?
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How do ocean currents develop?
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of ocean water generated by the forces acting upon the water, such as the wind, Coriolis force, temperature and differences and salinity tides caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun. Depth contours, shorelines configurations and interaction with other currents influence a current's direction and strength.
How do temperature and salinity drive ocean current convection and what is the type of ocean current called?
Temperature and salinity drive ocean circulation by altering seawater density. Warm, fresh water is significantly less dense than cold salty water and will therefore rise to the top in the ocean. Any process that alters temperature or salinity (such as rain, sea ice formation or seasonal variation) will change the density of the water and allow it to move in the water column, causing circulation of water on a global scale. This is known as thermohaline circulation. Because things such as rainfall and temperature tend to be relatively constant in a given area over a long period of time, a set current of water known as the global conveyor belt has arisen. It plays an incredibly important role in heat transfer over the earth.
How does the coriolis effect affect surface currents?
By, instead of a straight current, makes the current curved due to the Coriolis Effect.
Currents are caused by the Moon's gravity?
currents are generated by the forces acting upon the ocean, such as breaking waves, wind, Coriolis force, temperature, salinity differences and tides caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun. Depth contours, shoreline configurations and interaction with other currents influence a current's direction and strength.
What currents are currents caused by temperature differences the water?
ocean currents are caused by difference in temperatures and salinity lol :) :P hehe
What are two causes of density in deep current waters?
Deep Currents Occurs when the density of the water increases. Density is based on two main things it is the Salinity is how much salt and other solids are in it and it is also the temperature of the water.The lower the temperature the lower the dense the water becomes. Salinity (how much salt) of the water and low temperatures.
How do temperature and salinity relate to deep-current movement?
The density of the water increases with the salinity, so saline water is denser and sinks to the bottom. Temperature is also a factor, however. Cold, saline water is the densest
What causes thermohaline circulation?
The term thermohaline circulation ( THC ) refers to the part of the large-scale ocean circulation that is driven by global density gradients created by surface heat and freshwater fluxes
Where does the global current conveyor belt begin?
The global current conveyor belt begins on the surface of the ocean near the pole in the North Atlantic.
