Ocean Circulation
Components of the Climate System Atmosphere Ocean Biosphere Geosphere Image from NASA.
What percent of the earth is covered in water or land?
Ocean Currents
Ocean Currents. Why is Ocean Circulation Important? Transport ~ 20% of latitudinal heat –Equator to poles Transport nutrients and organisms Influences.
Motion in the Ocean. Ocean Currents Warm currents flow AWAY from the equator and towards the poles Cold currents flow TOWARDS the equator from the poles.
Ocean Circulation. Key Points: –I can discuss the importance of ocean circulation. –I can describe the circulation of wind in a non-rotating vs. a rotating.
