GEOSC 040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Great Pacific Garbage Patch, North Pacific Gyre, Atmospheric Circulation
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North pacific gyre is the home of the great pacific garbage patch. Source area of deep water- 2 or three places in the world where the surface water falls into the deep water. Energy transfer to and from the oceans. Direct transmission from source with or without a medium. From the sun, fireplace: advection or convection. Cold places that are hot such as british islands get the heat from: conduction the oceans. Only works for bodies in direct contact. Holding a soda can makes your hand cold and the drink warmer. If there"s clouds, 30% of energy gets reflected right away: not absorbed. We want to appreciate that life is complicated and it is worth knowing the details. Think about when a lot of people are in a room; at a party. Surplus- more heat comes in then lets out. More heat always comes into the equator than the poles. Earth"s radiation balance is approximately at a steady state .
