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Constancy of composition
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Ocean's water is at chemical equilibrium with respect to major constituents
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Western boundary currents
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Generally the fastest and deepest ocean surface currents
intensified as earth rotates eastward |
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Westerly wind
westerly current |
Blows air east
moves water west |
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What happens if northerly wind blows parallel to west coast of continent in northern hemisphere
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Surface currents move offshore causing upwelling
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Currents result in
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Net transport of water
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Circular gyral pattern
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Uses Coriolis and Ekman Spiral, prevailing winds, friction of contintental masses, gravity.
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Residence Time
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The time a material says in the water before it is usd in some way.
conservative elements have long RT |
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Speed of sound in water?
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1500 m/s
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Salinity of water
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35 parts per thousand
total amt of dissolved solids in ocean (TDS) |
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Constituents in seawater
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Most common are Cl, na, so2, mg, ca, K, HCO3
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Air density
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As altitude decreases, air density increases along with atmospheric pressure
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Ozone
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Absorbs UV rays in the mesosphere
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Troposphere
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Where weather occurs
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Energy budget
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Incoming energy must equal outgoing energy for thermal equilibrium to be maintained
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Is it possible for two samples of water to have the same density at different compositions of temp and salinity?
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Yes
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