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Ocean(Chapters24&25)

TermDefinition
Salinity the concentration of dissolved salts in water etc., usually expressed in parts per thousand by weight.
thermocline a steep temperature gradient in a body of water such as a lake, marked by a layer above and below which the water is at different temperatures.
Coriolis Effect The result of Earth's rotation on weather patterns and ocean currents. Makes storms swirl clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
gyre A gyre in oceanography is any large system of circulating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements
gyre part 2. Gyres are caused by the Coriolis effect; planetary vorticity along with horizontal and vertical friction, determine the circulation patterns from the wind curl (torque).
Gulf Stream A warm ocean current of the northern Atlantic Ocean off eastern North America. It flows northward and eastward from the Gulf of Mexico, eventually dividing into several branches.
Gulf Stream part 2. A major branch continues eastward to warm the coast and moderate the climate of northwest Europe.
Antarctic Circumpolar Current The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is an ocean current that flows clockwise from west to east around Antarctica. An alternative name for the ACC is the West Wind Drift.
sargassum a brown seaweed with berrylike air bladders, typically forming large floating masses.
density the degree of compactness of a substance.
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