MET 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ocean Current, Supercontinent, Chlorofluorocarbon
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Volcanic activity huge quantities of gases and ash released into the atmosphere. pg. Movement of the continents the movement of the continents over millions of years pg. Pangaea the proposed supercontinent that 200 million years ago began to break apart and form the present landmasses pg. Short term climate change changes in the ocean surface currents and prevailing winds can greatly affect the climate. pg. El nino a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of. The water in the eastern pacific ocean is cooler than usual-opposite from el nino. pg 136. Global warming an increase in the average temperature of the earth"s atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes) pg. The greenhouse effect the process by which the earth"s atmosphere traps heat for a period of time; controls the.
