Ocean heat transport estimates positive northwards in Peta Watts(105W) Atlantic Sections Macdonald Trenberth HADCM3 NCAR-CSM 55°N 0.28 0.29 0.63 48°N 0.6 0.41 0.54 0.81 24°N 1.07 1.15 1.14 1.31 14N 1.22 1.18 1.27 1.39 .15 12 1.21 11S 0.60 0.8 0.63 0.65 0.33 0.51 0.67 0.61 45°S 0.53 0.62 0.64 Pacific 47°N 0.09 0.08 0.06 0.17 0.11 24°N 0.76 0.45 0.73 0.50 0.69 10N 0.70 0.85 0.68 087 Pacific + Indian 32S 1.34
Ocean heat transport estimates positive northwards in Peta Watts (1015W)
4. 1 General introduction to ocean physics 4.2 Ocean current 4.3 Air-sea interaction 4.4 Climatic influence 4.5 Thermohaline circulation
4.1 General introduction to ocean physics 4.2 Ocean current 4.3 Air-sea interaction 4.4 Climatic influence 4.5 Thermohaline circulation
There are three main processes that make the oceans circulate: tidal forces. wind stress, and density differences
There are three main processes that make the oceans circulate: tidal forces, wind stress, and density differences
FIGURE 11.14 Average position and extent of the major surface ocean currents Cold currents are shown in blue warm currents are shown in red Names of the ocean currents are 30 Note that the major horizontal ocean 8 circulation systems mirror closely the ∥ semi-permanent high and low pressure systems TABLE 11.1 Major Ocean Currents Gulf stream 9. South Equatorial Current 17. Peru or Humbolt Current 2. North Atlantic Drift 10. South Equatorial Countercurrent 18. Brazil Current 3. Labrador Current 11. Equatorial Countercurrent 19. Falkland Current 4. West Greenland Drift 12. Kuroshio Current 20. Benguela Current 5. East Greenland Drift 3. North Pacific Drift 21. Agulhas Current 6. Ca Current 14. Alaska Current 22. West Wind Drift North Equatorial Current 15. Oyashio Current 8. North Equatorial Countercurrent 16. California Current
Note that the major horizontal ocean circulation systems mirror closely the semi-permanent high and low pressure systems
cold water WLE warm eddy Gulf Stream cold warm water