GEO 1111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Coral Bleaching, Coriolis Force, Stellar Magnetic Field
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71% covers earths surface: pacific ocean, atlantic ocean, indian ocean. Has high heat capacity and high latent heat. It makes a excellent heat distributor moderates earths climate. Wind waves generated by shear stress at interface between air and water. Swells: free travelling wind waves that have left the zone of influence of the wind that generated them (lower amplitude, faster) Orbital motion of waves: circular path, very small net forward translation. Deep-water waves: wave unaffected by the ocean floor. Shallow-water waves:: wave affected by the ocean floor. As waves shoal, they will start to feel the bottom. Wave refraction: the bending of waves as they meet bottom and change velocity. Wave refraction increase e at headlands increased erosion. Wave refraction decrease e at bays increase deposition. Longshore current: coast-parallel currents in the surface zone. Longshore drift: zigzag pattern of sediment along beach. Wave-related natural disasters: storm surges (associated with hurricanes) hurricanes:
