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both upwellings and downwellings can result from a wind parallel to the shore
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
true
wind
true
opposite to, entering, exits
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
true
Gyres are called ________ currents, they tend to flow
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
true
wind
true
opposite to, entering, exits
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
true
Circular flow in each ocean basin is call a gyre
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
true
wind
true
opposite to, entering, exits
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
true
A counter current runs _________ an adjacent current. It is thought to be formed by water ____________ a basin faster than it ____________
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
true
wind
true
opposite to, entering, exits
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
true
Western boundary currents flow more quickly than eastern boundary currents partly becuase the trade winds pile water on the western ocean boundary
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
true
wind
true
opposite to, entering, exits
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
true
Although different water layers move in different directions in an Ekman spiral, the overall effect of Ekman transport is to move a currently directly in line with the wind
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
true
wind
true
opposite to, entering, exits
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
true
The primary force that provides energy for surface currents are
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
true
wind
true
opposite to, entering, exits
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
true
Currents tend to flow around the periphery of an ocean basin because
geostrophic, clockwise in North hemisphere, counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
false
true
wind
true
opposite to, entering, exits
of the elevated surfaces level in the center and the Coriolis effect
true
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