Corrientes-oceanicas

Autor/Urheber:

Dr. Michael Pidwirny (see http://www.physicalgeography.net)

Shortlink:

https://dewiki.de/b/259107

Quelle:

Wikimedia Commons

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Beschreibung:

Image of the ocean currents. Note that

• E. Greenland + Labrador + Norwegian = Viking gyre
• Gulf stream + N. Atlantic Drift + Canary + N. Equatorial = Columbus gyre
• S. Equatorial + Brazil + South Atlantic + Benguela = Navigator gyre
• S. Indian + S. Equatorial + Mozambique + W. Australia = Majid gyre
• Alaska + N. Pacific + Oyashio = Aloet gyre
• Kuroshio + N. Equatorial + California = Turtle gyre
• Peru + S. Pacific + E. Australia = Heyerdahl gyre

Finally, a few gyres also exist at the poles (not shown at this map); these are:

• North Pole: Polar bear gyre, Storkerson gyre, Melville gyre
• South Pole: Penguin gyre

References for the currents: Curtis Ebbesmeyer map at Wired

Kommentar zur Lizenz:

Public domain. U.S. government publication.

Lizenz:

Public domain

Credit:

http://blue.utb.edu/paullgj/geog3333/lectures/physgeog.html, [http://skyblue.utb.edu/paullgj/geog3333/lectures/oceancurrents-1.gif

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