OCE1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ocean Gyre, Saint Thomas, Barbados, Drake Passage
10 Jan 2020
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About 97. 5% of earth"s water is salt water. Most of earth"s freshwater is stored in ice in the arctic and antarctic regions in the world. Historically, the seven seas refers to the bodies of water along trade routes in between trade winds, and regional waters. Different cultures in different time periods have different seven seas . Today, the term has evolved to describe a sailor who has sailed and navigated all the seas and oceans of the world: in order from largest to smallest, list the seven seas: They are formed by global winds and the earth"s rotation. Ocean gyres are important because they help drive thermohaline circulation, which national geographic describes as the ocean conveyor belt system . Thermohaline circulation moves water between the cold depths of the deep ocean and the warm surface in the ocean. The equator is the latitude line at 0 degrees. The prime meridian separates the eastern and western hemispheres.
