Life: The Science of Biology, 10e - WH Freeman
Life: The Science of Biology, 10e - WH Freeman
Life: The Science of Biology, 10e - WH Freeman
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Chapter 54 | Ecology and the Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> 5Atmosphericcirculation(see Figure 54.3)90°Easterlies60°Westerlies30°NE Trade WindsSE Trade Winds0°Direction<strong>of</strong> Earth’srotation30°WesterliesEasterlies60°90°54.4 Prevailing Winds (Page 1125)LIFE <strong>The</strong> 90° <strong>Science</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Biology</strong> 9E SadavaSinauer AssociatesMorales StudioFigure 54.03 Date 07-13-0960°2 …where it moveswestward until itreaches a continent…1 <strong>The</strong> trade windspush water towardthe equator…LabradorCurrentNorthAtlanticDrift30°KuroshioCurrentN. Pacific DriftGulfStreamLatitude0°30°BenguelaCurrent60°3 …then moves north or southalong the coast, forming greatcircular currents called gyres.90°54.5 Oceanic Circulation (Page 1125)West Wind DriftWest Wind Drift4 <strong>The</strong> EquatorialCountercurrentarises between thehemispheric gyres.© 2014 Sinauer Associates, Inc.
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