MSC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Industrial Revolution, Terrestrial Ecosystem, Geostrophic Wind
13 Sep 2016
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Removing water in one place means it must be replaced by another portion of water. Huge currents equivalent to the size of about 100 amazon. This process delivers heat and carbon to the deep ocean, affecting sea level and carbon storage. Changing one property of one portion can change the entire conveyer belt: tophat question: find the gulf stream on map: Gulf stream originates in the gulf of mexico and runs north up. Sea surface temperature map the east coast of the us: sst decreases toward the poles due to the difference in heating by the sun, sst is affected by ocean circulation. Cooling occurs by the california current and upwelling. Cooling occurs by upwelling off the coast of peru. Upwelling brings cool, nutrient rich water to the surface: atmosphere feels the underlying sst pattern, especially in the tropics. Mechanism for el nino involved changes in sst. Regions of the ocean: high latitudes.
