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they can warm or cool the air temperature along the coastal regions.
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Why do coastal regions tend to experience more mild winters then continental regions?
Ocean current (polar and tropical) and the prevailing winds associated with those currents always make the coastal climate milder.
Is the influence of cool ocean currents on coastal temperatures more pronounced in summer or winter?
It has to be the Summer. In Winter, the ocean currents are WARM compared to coastal temperatures.
How do ocean currents affect coastal climate temperature?
no
Do ocean currents effect coastal regions?
Very much so, for example the Gulf Stream keeps the coast of Norway free of ice through the winter up to a latitude of 71 degrees north.
Ocean currents and global wind patterns strongly affects a regions what?
Climate(:
Where are the coastal regions?
A city that is close to the coast. Aka the ocean
Which is not one of the three major regions of the ocean floor?
Coastal Plain - NovaNet Answer
What deserts are coastal deserts?
Cool coastal Deserts:Atacama DesertSechura DesertNamib DesertThey are kept cooled by off-shore cool ocean currents.
When are tidal currents not important?
open ocean
What causes ocean currents and why is it important?
waves
How do ocean currents affect air temperature in coastal areas?
Warm Ocean currents warms the air above it and some move from the tropic towards both poles ---------------------------------------------------------AND----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cold Ocean currents also affect weather patterns by bringing cold water from polar to the equator
Coastal deserts are usually the result of?
Rain shadows and cold ocean currents can cause coastal deserts.
