one.twostep
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Major wind systems;
Why are surface winds that blow over the ocean closer to being geostrophic than those that blow over land?
- apparently it has to do with the differenced betwwen the force directing wind aloft and wind near the surface. I have no clue.
Atmospheric Circulation;
Which of the belts depicted in the three-cell model is likely to exhibit the greatest temperature gradients?
Ocean circulation;
Why do ocean surface temperature patterns change slowly when compared to atmospheric patterns?
The Coriolis force deflects moving water to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. Why then does upwelling tend to occur along the western margins of continents in both hemispheres?
a lot of questions, I know.. any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you
Why are surface winds that blow over the ocean closer to being geostrophic than those that blow over land?
- apparently it has to do with the differenced betwwen the force directing wind aloft and wind near the surface. I have no clue.
Atmospheric Circulation;
Which of the belts depicted in the three-cell model is likely to exhibit the greatest temperature gradients?
Ocean circulation;
Why do ocean surface temperature patterns change slowly when compared to atmospheric patterns?
The Coriolis force deflects moving water to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. Why then does upwelling tend to occur along the western margins of continents in both hemispheres?
a lot of questions, I know.. any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you