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SURFACE CURRENTS
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Coriolis Effect
Coriolis Effect ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
main gyres in the world’s ocean northern hemisphere - clockwise southern hemisphere - counterclockwise
WIND PATTERNS
wind patterns and Coriolis effect result in the major currents in the ocean
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western Boundary Currents ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Eastern Boundary Currents ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
western boundary currents are stronger than eastern boundary currents
The Gulf Stream ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Gulf Stream ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Gulf Stream Current
Eddies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
how eddies form

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