Air Masses and Fronts
4 of them
What are air masses?
H-High Pressure
L-Low Pressure
What are the symbols for high and low pressure?
From the surface of the ocean to about 400 meters down
What is a Surface Current?
Thermohaline Circulation
What is the scientific name for deep currents?
Strong, stormy weather
What is a cold front?
What are triangles?
3
How many reasons are there that cause surface currents?
When the water is colder and the amount of salinity
How does ocean water get denser?
When 2 air masses collide
What is a front?
A condition of air or atmosphere on our planet
What is weather?
Deflects off of other surface currents and land
Continental deflections deflects off of what 2 things?
Thermo-Temperature
Haline-Amount of salinity
What do the 2 parts of the scientific name mean?
What is an air mass?
1-2 days
The Gulf Stream
What is the longest surface current?
400 meters and below
How far below the surface of the ocean are deep currents?
Maritime Polar, Continental Polar, Maritime Tropical, Continental Tropical
What are the 4 types of front?
A Stationary Front
What are triangles and semicircles?
Global Winds, Coriolis Effect, Continental Deflection
What are the 3 reasons for surface currents?
Density, Temperature, Mass
What are deep currents controlled by?