Classroom hnd ocean_charts

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Ocean weather charts

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Jan

July

Winter

Summer

Winter

Summer

Gales > 10 days per month

Gales 5 ~ 10 days per month

Wind direction

Ice bergs

Pack Ice

Fog

Gales > 10 days per month

Gales 5 ~ 10 days per month

Wind direction

Ice bergs

Pack Ice

Fog

Neutral currents

Warm Currents

Cold currents

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Jan

July

Winter

Summer

Winter

Summer

10

Jan

July

Winter

Summer

Winter

Summer

Jan July

11

Jan July

15

Jan July

19

20

Jan – NE Monsoon

July – SW Monsoon

ITCZ

25

Jan – NE Monsoon

July – SW Monsoon

28

Jan – NE Monsoon

July – SW Monsoon

29

ITCZ in January

NE Monsoon

30

ITCZ in July

SW Monsoon

Remember1. Draw STAC (Oval shape) 20° ~ 40°

slightly to the right of the Ocean2. Draw wind arrows (Trades &

Westerlies) with name labels + leakage out of the STAC

3. Draw current arrows (Complete gyre) 4. Add environmental features:

a) ITCZb) Galesc) Icebergs or pack iced) Fog

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