Not exact matches
But equally important changes in insolation affected the volume of warmer tropical
waters that were
transported toward the poles.
The extra boost from the warmer
water is adding even more energy into this storm system, increasing the availability and
transport of moisture
toward land and producing more efficient wind gusts to the surface.
Driven by the long - term average winds in the subtropical highs, Ekman
transport causes surface
waters to move
toward the central region of a subtropical gyre.
Transport of surface
waters toward the western boundary of the ocean basins causes the ocean - surface slope to be steeper on the western side (versus eastern side) of a gyre (in either hemisphere).