Sentences with phrase «trade wind boundary»

Lastly the simulations are used to help evaluate simple models of trade wind boundary layers.

Not exact matches

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As the North Atlantic subtropical gyre spun - up in response to the trade wind - forcing, the gulfstream, the powerful ribbon - like western boundary current travelling north along the North American coast at the edge of the gyre, intensified.

When the trade winds falter — warm water piled high in the west surges eastward — ultimately increasing the depth of the thermocline on the eastern boundary and reducing upwelling.

Surface Ocean Currents - including the coriolis effect, trade winds, boundary currents and the Ekman spiral The Global Conveyor Belt - including thermohaline circulation, the global conveyor belt, and effects of climate change.