GEOG 131 Chapter 6.106.3, 6.7B: Geog 131 Ch 6.1 Notes
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Nullpoint- depth of 100m where velocity vanished. Horse latitudes- 30n and 30s where winds are weak. Surface waters owing from a lower latitude toward a higher latitude considered warm current. Those waters owing from higher to lower latitudes are considered cold fronts. Indian ocean: warm south owing mozambique current east of africa, cool north owing western australian current, west owing segment of the gyre along the equator, south of 40s is the antarctic circumpolar current. Waters approach philippines and asia then turn north carrying warn water past. 40n is the north paci c current: southwestern. West owing current turns south down east coast of australia as they warm the. Farther south it becomes enmeshed with the west wind drift. Cold california current ows southward down west coast of the usa. Portion to the north along british columbia/alaska as alaska current. Cold ows east from australia and turns north at south africa as humboldt current (aka peru or chile current)
