figure 1
Major
ocean currents.
figure 2
Gulf stream temperature.
NASA
figure 3
Ocean flow
figure 4
Relation of the polar front to wind and pressure belts.
figure 5
Conceptual illustration of the
Atlantic conveyor belt circulation.
figure 6
Abyssal circulation
figure 7
Density of pure water vs.
temperature
figure 8
Strait of
Gibraltar.NASA.
figure 9
Tropical Pacific Ocean annual average precipitation. Adapted from R.C.
Taylor, 1973: An atlas of Pacific Island rainfall. Hawaii Institute of
Geophysics.
figure 10
Depth vs. temperature in tropical,
mid-latitude and polar regions
figure 11
Coastal flow in the NH
figure 12
Nutrient rich waters.
figure 13
Euphotic zone.
figure 14
NH
figure 15
SH
figure 16
Northern California
figure 17
Atlas system
figure 18
TOGA system
figure 19
Pacific array
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
Water Transport of Heat
Ocean Circulation
Gulf Stream
Coriolis Force
Global Circulation Pattern
Vertical Motions
Coastal Currents and Land Mass Interactions
