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Diapositivas explicando brevemente la hidrosfera
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Ekman spiralSurface currents move at angle to windEkman spiral describes speed and direction of seawater flow at different depthsEach successive layer moves increasingly to right (N hemisphere)
Fig. 7.6
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Ocean gyresFig. 7.4
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Other surface currentsEquatorial countercurrentsSubpolar gyresFig. 7.5
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Deep Atlantic Water MassesDeep Atlantic water comes from high latitude N. Atlantic, Southern Ocean and at shallower depth, the Mediterranean Sea
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Conveyor-belt circulationCombination deep ocean currents and surface currents