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32 Cards in this Set
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Which current is the only current to circle the earth uninterrupted? |
Antarctic circumpolar current |
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High latitude, rotates opposite of subtropical gyres? |
Subpolar gyres |
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Gyre |
Large, circular loops of moving water |
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Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) |
Where the northeast and southeast trade winds come together |
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Anticyclonic flow? |
Clockwise=NH Counterclockwise=SH |
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Cyclonic flow |
Counterclockwise=NH Clockwise=SH |
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Wind/water direction in southern hemisphere? |
Left |
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Long term average of weather in an area? |
Climate |
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Where does upwelling occur? |
Equator, coasts |
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What is unique about the gulf stream? |
Biological populations |
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Winster solstice? |
December 22 Sun is directly overhead along tropic of cancer |
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Fall equinox (vernal) |
September 23 Sun is directly overhead along equator |
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Summer solstice? |
June 21 Sun is directly overhead along tropic of cancer |
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Spring equinox (vernal)? |
March 21 Sun is directly overhead along equinox |
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Direction of ekman transport in southern hemisphere? |
90 degrees left of wind |
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Speed and direction of seawater flow at different depth? |
Ekman Spiral |
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Subtropical highs? |
30 degrees latitude Descending air |
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Wind/water direction in Northern hemisphere? |
Right |
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Sea breeze? |
Ocean to land |
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Land breeze? |
Land to ocean |
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What is the safir-simpson scale used for? |
Hurricane intensity |
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Polar fronts? |
60 degrees |
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Earth ecliptic? |
Plane traced by earths solar orbit |
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Horse latitudes? |
30 degrees |
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Doldrums? |
Equator or 0 degrees Where northeast and southeast trade winds come together |
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Subpolar lows? |
60 degrees Rising air |
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Albedo? |
Reflectivity of a surface |
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Equatorial lows? |
0 degrees latitude Rising air |
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Polar highs? |
90 degrees latitude Descending air |
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Conditions of atmosphere at specific time and place? |
Weather |
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Eastward flow between north/south equatorial currents? |
Equatorial countercurrents |
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Direction of Ekman transport in northern hemisphere? |
90 degrees right of wind |
