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Slide 1
The State of Oceans
Temperature
warm on the upper ocean, cold in the deeper ocean.
Salinity
variations caused by determined by evaporation, precipitation, sea-ice formation and melt, and river runoff.
Density
small in the upper ocean, large in the deeper ocean.
Potential Temperature
Salinity
Density
Mixed Layer Processes
Seasonal Variation of Mixed Layer
Ekman Layer
(frictional force + Coriolis Force)
Ekman Spiral – A Result of Coriolis Force
How Deep is the Ekman Layer?
Ekman Transport
Ekman Transport
à
Convergence/Divergence