Documents Marine Megafauna Notes

UNIT 1: OCEAN BASICS Properties of Sea Water One of the most important aspects of water is its ability to dissolve materials -Results in salinity -Allows for nutrients…

Documents OCEAN CURRENTS. 2 Currents Surface currents in the oceans are driven by winds. The major surface...

Slide 1 OCEAN CURRENTS Slide 2 2 Currents Surface currents in the oceans are driven by winds. The major surface circulation patterns at sea are the result of the prevailing…

Documents Currents Surface Currents –About 10% of the ocean’s water is in surface currents, water flowing....

Slide 1 Currents Surface Currents –About 10% of the ocean’s water is in surface currents, water flowing horizontally in the uppermost 400 m Driven mostly by wind friction…