GEO 009 Midterm: Oceanography Second Midterm Study Guide
30 Jan 2019
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3 atmospheric cells: hadley cell: tropical (0-30 degrees, ferrel cell: mid-latitudes (30-60 degrees, polar cell: polar, high, latitudes (60-90 degrees) Lays 5 degrees north of the equator, seen as the meteorological equator . Equatorial area where air moves vertically upwards. Horse latitudes: subtropical regions (30-60 degrees) where there is high atmospheric pressure and little surface wind. The deflection of a moving object from its initial course when its speed and direction are measured in reference to the surface of the rotating earth. The coriolis effect i ncreases with latitude, meaning that it is strongest at the poles and weakest at the equator (use example of person standing on the earth) Rivers carry : calcium (ca^2+, bicarbonate (hco3-, magnesium (mg^2+, sodium (na+) **water has been recycled almost a million times!! **absolute amounts of n2 and o2 are much higher in atmosphere (about a factor of 100) than the oceans**
