EARTH SCIENCE
OCEANS
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superficial currents and interior currents
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shallow currents and lower currents
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top currents and bottom currents
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surface currents and deep currents
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Detailed explanation-1: -Surface Currents–Surface Circulation. Deep Water Currents–Thermohaline Circulation. Primary Forces–start the water moving. The primary forces are: Secondary Forces–influence where the currents flow. Solar heating cause water to expand. More items
Detailed explanation-2: -There are two main types of ocean currents: surface currents and deep ocean currents. Surface currents are driven by global wind systems that are fueled by energy from the sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -Two are longshore currents and rip currents. Longshore currents move water and sediment parallel to the shore. They move in the direction of the prevailing local winds.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are five major ocean-wide gyres-the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, and Indian Ocean gyres. Each is flanked by a strong and narrow “western boundary current, ” and a weak and broad “eastern boundary current” (Ross, 1995).
Detailed explanation-5: -The general circulation of the oceans consists primarily of the wind-driven currents. These, however, are superimposed on the much more sluggish circulation driven by horizontal differences in temperature and salinity-namely, the thermohaline circulation.