ocean thermal structure
21Upwelling — If the wind in blows parallel to the coast in the southern hemisphere (such as along the coast of Peru, where the wind blows North), then Ekman transport produces a net movement of surface water 90 degrees to the left. This can result in coastal… …
22Solar energy — is the light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth s climate and weather and sustains life. Since ancient times it has been harnessed for human use through a range of technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources… …
23lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …
24Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …
25Dan McKenzie (professor) — Infobox Scientist name = Professor Dan McKenzie box width = image width = |birth date = 1942 birth place = Cheltenham death date = death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = British ethnicity = field = Geophysics work institutions =… …
26Seasteading — is the concept of creating permanent dwellings at sea, called seasteads, outside the territories claimed by the governments of any standing nation. At least two people independently began using the term, a portmanteau of sea and homesteading: Ken …
27Dan McKenzie (geophysicist) — For other people of the same name, see Daniel McKenzie (disambiguation). Dan McKenzie Born 1942 (age 68–69) Cheltenham Nationality British …
28Global climate model — AGCM redirects here. For Italian competition regulator, see Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato. Climate models are systems of differential equations based on the basic laws of physics, fluid motion, and chemistry. To “run” a model,… …
29Seabed — This article is about ocean floor. For the 2001 song by Audio Adrenaline, see Lift (Audio Adrenaline album). Map showing the underwater topography (bathymetry) of the ocean floor. Like land terrain, the ocean floor has ridges, valleys, plains and …
30Atoll — For other senses of this word, see atoll (disambiguation). Satellite picture of the Atafu atoll in Tokelau in the Pacific Ocean. An atoll ( …
