What Are Ocean Currents Caused By?
The Earths Rotation?
Trash
Human Fans
Unequal Heating Of The Ocean and Changes in Density
The Sun
Surface Currents are Primarily caused by winds
currents move faster than currents (tens to hundreds of centimeters per second). Surface currents generally run about meters deep, and comprise about percent of the oceans’ waters. The direction of currents is largely under the control of , mostly and .
All surface currents follow Earths Wind patterns exactly.
Upwelling happens when….
Deep, cold ocean currents can sometimes rise along coastal areas when winds blow the warm surface water aside
Surface Currents flow deep into the oceans
Warm water evaporates
