· Web viewThe global “conveyor belt” of surface and deep-ocean currents that is formed by...
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__________ _____________ - a continuous flow of water along a certain path in the ocean.
1) _______________ Currents – currents that flow in the upper 1000 meters of the ocean.
**Surface currents are driven by global winds**
__________ – a large system of circulating ocean currents, caused by the Coriolis Effect (clockwise in the Northern hemisphere, counter-clockwise in the Southern).
2) __________________ Currents – cold, high-salinity currents that move along the ocean floor and connect with warm surface currents to form the “Great Ocean Conveyor Belt.”
Thermohaline Circulation
Thermo- (temperature) -haline (salt or salinity)
The global “conveyor belt” of surface and deep-ocean currents that is formed by differences in density
High Density = Cold, high salinityLow Density = Warm, low salinity
Ocean Currents