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    HOW OCEAN CURRENTS AFFECT CLIMATE

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    HOW OCEAN CURRENTS

    AFFECT CLIMATE
    What are Ocean Currents?
    An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of
    sea water generated by a number of forces upon the
    water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking
    waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity
    differences.
    Figure 1 shows different loops or gyres of
    surface currents around the world. In the
    northern hemisphere, the current flows in a
    clockwise direction. On the other hand, in the
    southern hemisphere, the current flows in
    counterclockwise direction. These clockwise
    and counterclockwise of ocean currents are
    caused by the Coriolis Effect. Ocean currents
    that flow away from the equator carries warm
    water. The air above the warm water has
    higher temperature. When ocean currents that
    bring cold water move towards a coastal
    region, the temperature of that area decreases
    as warmer air from the land flows to the sea
    resulting in a cold climate. When warm ocean
    currents that take along warm water go to a
    land mass, the temperature of that place
    increases as warmer air above the water flows
    inland, resulting in a warm climate.

    Figure 1. The ocean currents


    What are the different ocean
    currents that carry warm water?

    Kuroshio Current, Gulf Stream, Agulhas Current, North Equatorial Current


    What are the different ocean
    currents that carry cold water?

    Labrador Current, Kamchatka Current, East Australian Current, Greenland Current


    What kind of air does Greenland
    Current take along? Explain
    Cold air because it carries cold water from the
    pole towards the equator.
    How do the Kamchatka Current and Kuroshio
    Current affect the northeastern part and
    southern part of Japan?
    Kamchatka Current brings cold water to the northeastern part of Japan
    making the temperature lower. Kuroshio Current brings warm water
    towards southern part of Japan making the temperature higher.
    How do ocean currents affect
    climate?
    Ocean currents either warm or cool the air above them. When ocean
    currents that bring cold water move towards a coastal region, the
    temperature of that area decreases. When the ocean currents that take
    along warm air go to a land mass, the temperature of that place rises.
    Ocean currents have also an important role in changing
    the climate of a certain area. They affect the temperature of
    the nearby land mass. Warm currents that move from the
    equator towards the poles carry warm water. On the other
    hand, cold currents that travel from the poles towards the
    equator carry cold water.
    Ocean currents that bring along cold water inland make
    the climate cold. On the other hand, ocean currents that take
    along warm water to coastal areas make the climate warm.

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