All about Currents (Currents)

A current is a body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement. Thermohaline Circulation (THC) is a part of the ocean circulation which is driven by fluxes of heat and freshwater across and salt. The THC conveyer belt mixes warm and cold waters. Currents are driven by wind. In the ocean there are current layers. Pynocline is the layer between surface and deep waters. Ocean water properties is how they impact ocean currents. Temperature is when heat rises, salinity is when salt water sinks, and density is a function of temperature and salinity. The two hemispheres have a lot to do with currents. The northern hemisphere is when the currents turn clockwise. The southern hemisphere is when currents turn counter clockwise. The Coriollis Effect force is due to the Earths rotation capable of generating currents. It causes rotation, capable of generating currents. It causes moving bodies to be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left of the Southern Hemisphere. There is a upwelling current which is a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface. There is cold and warm currents in the ocean. Warm surface currents is from the equator, warm water rises. Cold currents is from the poles. Cold water sinks. It transports cooler waters. Gyres are also in currents. A gyre is large mounds of water, larger circular currents in the ocean basin. An example of where a gyre would be found is the North Atlantic Gyre.

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