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.
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Many interacting forces cause currents. One of the prime causes particularly of surface currents, is the wind. Other factors also influence the ocean's circulation. Among them are the shape and relative positions of the continents; the presence of barrier-like island chains; and local winds and uneven heating of the Ocean's Surface.
salinity, density of the water, and temperature of the water, as well as the wind.
The four factors that affect an ocean current are the rotation of the planet, temperature, the wind, and the gravitation pull of the moon.
1) Uneven heating of the atmosphere
2) rotation of the Earth
3) continents
it all depeds on the way the wind is cirllating
the currents deflect, or change direction Please Thank the geinus Team
The incident radiation, reflectivity of the surface and ambient temperature are three factors.
Surface currents can be very fast on water.
The factors that influence the rate of warming of a particular spot on the Earth's surface would be what season it is and the climate. This is because in some seasons the sun isn't as strong.
in the atmosphere.
The surface currents move in a clockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere, and move in a counter clockwise direction in the Southern hemisphere! Hope it helped:)
A surface current is a current caused by wind direction
because the surface currents move in huge circles ,they move clockwise in the northern hemisphere
Factors that set surface ocean currents into motions are the global circulation cells (Hadley, Ferrel, Polar), the Coriolis effect, and the continental deflection.
Continental deflections,the Coriolis effect and global winds all effect surface ocean currents.
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well back then when we used galleys we used the wind for balance and the currents for direction answered by steven V.
wind.Surface currants form by global winds, Coriolis effect (earth's rotation) and continental deflections (surface currents meet continents they change direction).
wind.Surface currants form by global winds, Coriolis effect (earth's rotation) and continental deflections (surface currents meet continents they change direction).
Because of the Influence of the Coriolis Effect, the general motion of surface currents in the north Atlantic is to the right. In the south Atlantic the general motion is to the left.
Ocean currents flow near the equator from the east to west. Ocean currents flow near the poles from west to east.