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    Ocean Currents

    -Play a very important role in distributing heat/energy across the globe

    2 Major Types of Ocean Currents:


    Warm
    Cold

    Currents Index: (as discussed, italic for cold, bold for warm)
    1. Gulf Stream
    2. North Atlantic Drift
    3. Labrador Current
    4. West Greenland Current
    5. East Greenland Current
    6. Canary Current
    7. North Pacific Equatorial Current
    8. North Pacific Equatorial - Counter Current
    9. South Pacific Equatorial
    10. South Pacific Equatorial - Counter Current
    11. Equatorial - Counter Current
    12. Japan/Kuroshio Current
    13. North Pacific Drift
    14. Alaska Current
    15. Kamchatka Current
    16. California Current
    17. Peruvian/Comboldt Current
    18. Brazil Current
    19. Falkland Current
    20. Benguela Current
    21. Mozambique Current
    22. West Wind Drift

    Pacific Currents

    North Pacific:
    7>12>13-14-16>7

    7. North Pacific Equatorial Current


    12. Japan/Kurushio Current (Warm)
    13. North Pacific Drift splits off into:
    -14. Gulf of Alaska *Warm*
    -16. California Current *Cold*
    -Back to 7. North Pacific Equatorial Current

    South Pacific:
    9>10>22>17>9

    22. West Wind Drift- flow all over the continent passing thru Western Coast of
    America (Cold)
    -Peruvian Comboldt Current (Cold)

    In the Pacific Ocean:


    East is often warm.
    West is often cold.

    Atlantic Currents

    North Atlantic:
    7>2>6
    7. Equatorial Current (warm)
    2. North Atlantic Drift - passes thru Iceland, Brit Isles, Scandinavia
    - Brings warm temps
    - Brings thick fog sa London Fog kasi it brings heat
    6. Canary Current

    South Atlantic:
    9>18-22-19>20

    9. South Atlantic Equatorial Current (warm)


    18. Brazil Current *Warm* splits off into:
    22. West Wind Drift *Cold*
    19. Falkland Current *Cold*
    20. Benguela Current *Cold*

    Indian Currents

    North India:
    7. North Indian Ocean Equatorial
    -Magkaiba ang circulation currents between North and South Indian Ocean
    -Relatively small body of water compared sa Pacific
    -determined by Monsoonal Tendencies in the Region

    ie. During Summer, southwest ang winds. Hence, magiging Clockwise ang direction.
    During Winter, counter clockwise.

    South India:
    9. South Indian Ocean Equatorial splits off into:
    Somali Current
    21. Mozambique Current

    Remember:
    Hindi stable ang currents sa Indian Ocean (lalo na sa North) at di na lecture ang
    entire currents ng India dahil kapos ang Mapa ni Maam.
    Windbelts shift north or south depending on the season. So kapag Summer sa North,
    they move up. Kapag Summer sa south they move down.

    EL NINO AT LA NINA

    Non El Nino conditions:

    Upwelling
    displacement of hot surface water causes the cold water below to rise
    displacement as determined by Ekman Spiral is always 90 degrees angle
    In the west coast, it makes surface water richer due to nutrients from the Deep,
    rich fisheries

    Thermocline
    boundary between cold and warm parts of the ocean

    El Nino conditions:
    Happens during: November and December sa Northern Hemisphere
    Summer sa Southern Hemisphere

    What happens during El Nino?


    Reversal of Thermocline.
    It cannot displace the warm water na.
    Higher temps in general.
    Weakening trade winds.
    East is Hotter than the West.
    Weather Conditions Reverse. (ie sa PH, droughts will intensify)
    West will be Wet. Causes landslide, rainfall and other hydrological phenomenon.
    Since wala ng displacement? Wala ng upwelling?
    -Waters will get poor. Some fishes will migrate during that season.

    LA NINA
    Cooling of the Tropics
    Often follows after an El Nino

    Oscillations:
    Pacific Decadal Oscillation = ANOMALY (Currently experiencing this)
    El Nino Southern Oscillation = ENSO
    North Atlantic Oscillation

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