CAS BI 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ekman Transport, Ecological Indicator, Coriolis Force
21 Feb 2020
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Upwelling brings nutrients up into photic zone supports growth of marine plant life phytoplankton. A pacific decadal oscillation pdo long lived climate pattern of pacific ocean temperatures i timeseries of pdo and zooplankton a by changingtemperature different types of zooplankton are present. 1 salmon thrive off cold water zooplankton but not necessarily from warm water zooplankton. B atmospheric circulations over n pacific i coriolis force force resulting from rotation of without rotation with rotation. By a a objectmoves to the right of initial target in northern hemisphere a coriolis force is proportional to velocity. Coriolis force is perpendicular to the direction of motion sin latitude max ii response to ocean to overlying winds poles min equator a currents progressively rotated to right with. Ekman transport net flux of water a vertical sum of.
