Gyres

Aug 10, 2012

230 likes | 391 Views

Download Presentation

Gyres

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

1. Gyres Gyres: Closed circulation loops within the ocean Sub-tropical: gyres which flow clockwise (anti-cyclonic) in the Northern Hemisphere Sub-Polar: gyres flowing counterclockwise (cyclonic) in the Northern Hemisphere Gyre direction reversed in southern hemisphere