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9 Cards in this Set
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gyre
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enormous circulation cells of circular motion of the water in each of the major ocean basins
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counterclockwise
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direction of gyres in the Southern Hemisphere
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Ekman drift
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horizontal movements of ocean water that results in the balance between wind stress and the Coriolis force that moves at right angles
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easterlies
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winds that blow from the east, also known as "trade winds"
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prevailing westerlies
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winds that blow from the west
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geostrophic currents
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currents that are balanced by the equal but opposite Coriolis force
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upwelling
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the upward movement of cold ocean water from deep in the ocean to the surface that rises nutrients
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downwelling
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the downward movement of warm ocean water from the surface
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clockwise
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direction of gyres in the Northern Hemisphere
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