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1. western
warm, above sea level, western side of oceans, really fast, ~50 s.v., the
bound-ary
greater the volume the greater the flow
currents
cold, eastern side of oceans, western side of continents, slow ~3-5 s.v.,
2. eastern
dittuse, spread out
bound-ary
currents
wind circulation around a low-pressure weather cell. In N. hemisphere,
when viewed above, it is in a counterclockwise pattern.
3. cyclonic
circula-tions
4. hurricane tropical storm in Atlantic Ocean with wind speeds greater than 74 mph
5. hurricane
warn-ing
hurricane expected in designated coastal area within 24 hrs
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6. hurricane watchhurricane winds are expected in designated coastal area within 36 hrs
7. Saffir- The standard for measurement hurricane strength, based on minimum
Simpson sustained wind speeds
Scale
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8. storm surge sea level elevation above normal levels at a coastline, caused by tropical
storm winds "piling up" water as the storm approaches land.
9. typhoon a tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean with cyclonic circulation and wind
speeds greater than 118 km/hr.
10. dynamic Reading of sea level height based on the speed of currents. Typically
topog-raphy contour lines are used to signify the topography of the water
11. Ekman transport Youtube video at https://youtu.be/zYms4lHpgLc
12. Geostrophic flow persistent geostrophic gyres that flow in all oceans except around
Antarctica. These are the major currents that transport heat in the oceans
and they dramatically attect climate. For example, if the Gulf Stream (a
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1. western
warm, above sea level, western side of oceans, really fast, ~50 s.v., the
bound-ary
greater the volume the greater the flow
currents
cold, eastern side of oceans, western side of continents, slow ~3-5 s.v.,
2. eastern
dittuse, spread out
bound-ary
currents
wind circulation around a low-pressure weather cell. In N. hemisphere,
when viewed above, it is in a counterclockwise pattern.
3. cyclonic
circula-tions
4. hurricane tropical storm in Atlantic Ocean with wind speeds greater than 74 mph
5. hurricane
warn-ing
hurricane expected in designated coastal area within 24 hrs
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6. hurricane watchhurricane winds are expected in designated coastal area within 36 hrs
7. Saffir- The standard for measurement hurricane strength, based on minimum
Simpson sustained wind speeds
Scale
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8. storm surge sea level elevation above normal levels at a coastline, caused by tropical
storm winds "piling up" water as the storm approaches land.
9. typhoon a tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean with cyclonic circulation and wind
speeds greater than 118 km/hr.
10. dynamic Reading of sea level height based on the speed of currents. Typically
topog-raphy contour lines are used to signify the topography of the water
11. Ekman transport Youtube video at https://youtu.be/zYms4lHpgLc
12. Geostrophic flow persistent geostrophic gyres that flow in all oceans except around
Antarctica. These are the major currents that transport heat in the oceans
and they dramatically attect climate. For example, if the Gulf Stream (a
