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Breezing Cold
I took this short video clip on Saturday, January 20th, 2018, around 2:00 pm next to Crystal Pier in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The ecological concept I have identified in this short clip is in regard to ocean circulation and its major driver; wind. If you listen to the video clip you can hear the force of the wind in the background. The strength of the wind speed can also be seen in the video when looking at the movement of the water. If you look closely enough, you can see small ripples within the wave being driven towards one direction. This is a small example of how wind drives ocean currents. I learned from oceanography class last semester we were taught that grander winds such as the westerlies in the northern hemisphere that occur between 30 and 60 degrees latitude are the driving winds of the North Atlantic current. Along with the help of Coriolis effect and how in the northern hemisphere objects are deflected to the right, pushes the current upwards and across the Atlantic. From there based off the temperature of the water will either progress into the Canary current or Norwegian current. Other winds, depending on your location continue to generate other currents and develop the five gyres.
Breezing Cold
I took this short video clip on Saturday, January 20th, 2018, around 2:00 pm next to Crystal Pier in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The ecological concept I have identified in this short clip is in regard to ocean circulation and its major driver; wind. If you listen to the video clip you can hear the force of the wind in the background. The strength of the wind speed can also be seen in the video when looking at the movement of the water. If you look closely enough, you can see small ripples within the wave being driven towards one direction. This is a small example of how wind drives ocean currents. I learned from oceanography class last semester we were taught that grander winds such as the westerlies in the northern hemisphere that occur between 30 and 60 degrees latitude are the driving winds of the North Atlantic current. Along with the help of Coriolis effect and how in the northern hemisphere objects are deflected to the right, pushes the current upwards and across the Atlantic. From there based off the temperature of the water will either progress into the Canary current or Norwegian current. Other winds, depending on your location continue to generate other currents and develop the five gyres.