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Another term for the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The current prevents warm water from reaching Antarctica and melting the ice caps.
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What is another name for west wind drift?
The West Wind Drift if also know as the ACC
How do you give a model rocket less drift?
You really can't . The wind is what makes it drift and you have no way of knowing what the wind is like at 300- 5,000 feet.
What is another word for a breeze?
Drift?
What is one unobstructed current?
antarctic circumpolar or the "west wind drift"
Can wind deflect a bullet?
In the strictest definition of the word deflect, yes it can. However, it might be more correct to say that the wind can affect the trajector and path of a bullet.
Is the west wind drift a warm or cold ocean current?
The West Wind Drift, also known as Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), is a cold current.The above answer is wrong. The ACC is known by many names including "The West Wind Drift" is either a cold or warm current. You can check the information via this website that I found:http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/fahan_mi_shipwrecks/infohut/acc.htm
When wind is blowing in a direction to cause an airplane to drift off course it is known as a what?
That is a 'crosswind'.
Where is the east wind drift?
The East Wind Drift is a major ocean current in the Southern Ocean that flows from west to east. It is located south of Africa and Australia, and plays a key role in circulating water and heat around the globe.
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.
Does the west wind drift occur at 60ºN around the Arctic Circle?
Yes, the West Wind Drift, also known as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, occurs at approximately 60 degrees south latitude in the Southern Hemisphere, not at the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere.
The only ocean current in the world whose flow is unbroken by any continent?
The West Wind Drift.
Can you give me a sentence for swift?
The wind a swift drift in the temperature. Also the dancers dance swiftly and gracefully.
