what are the two types of ocean currents give examples
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Ocean circulation derives its energy at the sea surface from two sources that define two circulation types: (1) wind-driven circulation forced by wind stress on the sea surface, inducing a momentum exchange, and (2) thermohaline circulation driven by the variations in water density imposed at the sea surface by ...
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Two types of ocean circulation
- Equatorial currents. At the Equator the currents are for the most part directed toward the west, the North Equatorial Current in the Northern Hemisphere and the South Equatorial Current in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
- The subtropical gyres. The subtropical gyres are anticyclonic circulation features. ...
- The subpolar gyres.
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