BIOL 1011 Lecture : Lecture3 1
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Only substance to naturally occur in all three states. Prevents extreme ranges in ocean ocean and atmosphere. Latitude and general circulation (cell: air masses (large body of air of uniform properties) Land-ocean distribution: scales- large (1000 km), mesoscale (100 km), and convection (10 km, monsoons (large scale) If wind is going south, water is going right; if wind is going north, water is going to its right; water is pushed outward and creates a dip which creates upwelling: downwelling- downward movement, convergence. The minor (vertical) axis of the ellipse decreases with depth until the motion at the sea floor is essentially horizontal. If the earth, moon, and sun are all aligned, the lunar and solar tides will be additive. If they form a right angle, then the solar tide will tend to diminish the lunar tide: the large tides caused by the linear alignment of the sun, earth, and moon are called spring tides.
