Dynamic Oceanography -

Table of Contents Title slide Geostrophic flow allows currents to flow long distances with no apparent Coriolis deflection. Stacking of water within a gyre The formation of a geostrophic current Characteristics of geostrophic mounds Currents Within Gyres The Gulf Stream Geostrophic Gyres Western Boundary currents Eastern Boundary currents Characteristics of Boundary currents Countercurrents and Undercurrents Upwelling And Downwelling Coastal divergence and convergence Oceanic divergence and convergence Langmuir circulation Langmuir cells

Effects of Surface Currents on Climate El Nino Thermohaline circulation overview The Temperature-Salinity Diagram Vertical stratification oceanic profiles Thermocline Circulation Overview of water masses Underwater waterfalls Thermohaline currents Deep ocean circulation Thermohaline Circulation Patterns Thermohaline sources and sinks Thermohaline circular flow patterns Water circulation in semi-enclosed areas Circulation in the Mediterranean Chemistry of the Black Sea Studying Currents