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GLOSSARY
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Marine currents:
Marine currents are masses of water moving within
the oceans at different depths and in specific directions.
They could be considered to be “rivers within the
ocean”. Their existence so far is attributed to the differences
in temperature and salinity between masses of
water, the earth’s rotation and the winds, etc.
Colioris Force
The Earth’s rotation has an influence on the atmosphere
and also on oceanic circulation. The Coriolis
force drives marine currents clockwise in the northern
hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern
hemisphere. The same thing happens with the general
circulation of winds, creating cyclonic and anticyclonic
rotations in the atmosphere and the ocean.