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What is the difference between Lagrangian and Eulerian current measurements?
Lagrangian measurements track a moving object over time, while Eulerian
measurements measure current at a fixed location.
What is an ADCP?
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, used to measure ocean currents from stationary or
moving platforms.
What does the Argo program measure?
Temperature and salinity of the upper 2000 meters of the ocean using a global array of
free-drifting floats.
How do westerlies influence mid-latitude surface currents?
They push water to the east.
How do trade winds influence low-latitude surface currents?
They push water to the west.
What effect does the Coriolis force have on currents in the Northern Hemisphere?
It pushes currents to the right.
What are the two primary Western Boundary Currents mentioned?
The Gulf Stream (north) and the Brazil Current (south).
What are the two primary Eastern Boundary Currents mentioned?
The California Current (north) and the Benguela Current (south).
What characterizes Eastern Boundary Currents?
They carry cool water from high latitudes toward the equator and are found on the
western side of continents.
Who first observed that sea ice and surface water move to the right of the wind?
Fridtjof Nansen.
What is the Ekman Spiral?
The pattern of water movement where each layer moves at an angle to the layer above
it, resulting in net transport at an angle to the wind.
What is the theoretical net water transport direction due to Ekman transport in the
Northern Hemisphere?
90 degrees to the right of the wind direction.
What is the real-world net water transport angle in the open ocean due to Ekman
transport?
Oceanography Exam 2
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What is the difference between Lagrangian and Eulerian current measurements?
Lagrangian measurements track a moving object over time, while Eulerian
measurements measure current at a fixed location.
What is an ADCP?
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, used to measure ocean currents from stationary or
moving platforms.
What does the Argo program measure?
Temperature and salinity of the upper 2000 meters of the ocean using a global array of
free-drifting floats.
How do westerlies influence mid-latitude surface currents?
They push water to the east.
How do trade winds influence low-latitude surface currents?
They push water to the west.
What effect does the Coriolis force have on currents in the Northern Hemisphere?
It pushes currents to the right.
What are the two primary Western Boundary Currents mentioned?
The Gulf Stream (north) and the Brazil Current (south).
What are the two primary Eastern Boundary Currents mentioned?
The California Current (north) and the Benguela Current (south).
What characterizes Eastern Boundary Currents?
They carry cool water from high latitudes toward the equator and are found on the
western side of continents.
Who first observed that sea ice and surface water move to the right of the wind?
Fridtjof Nansen.
What is the Ekman Spiral?
The pattern of water movement where each layer moves at an angle to the layer above
it, resulting in net transport at an angle to the wind.
What is the theoretical net water transport direction due to Ekman transport in the
Northern Hemisphere?
90 degrees to the right of the wind direction.
What is the real-world net water transport angle in the open ocean due to Ekman
transport?
