The OSCAR dataset maps these entities, which are responsible for mixing isopynic parcels via cabbeling. Stommel showed that t
The OSCAR dataset maps these entities, which are responsible for mixing isopynic parcels via cabbeling. Stommel showed that their "westward intensification" was due to gradients in the Coriolis force. The total flux due to these phenomena is measured in Sverdrups. One driving force for them is variations in temperature and salt concentration; those differences drive (*) upwellings and downwellings. Wind forcing results in net transport via these entities at 90 degrees to the wind direction, a process called Ekman transport. Sediment buildup causes the "turbidity" type of these entities. Examples of another form of these entities include the Kuroshio, North Equatorial, and Antarctic circumpolar. For 10 points, name these flows of water through the Earth's oceans.
The OSCAR dataset maps these entities, which are responsible for mixing isopynic parcels via cabbeling.
oceanic currents [accept oceanic circulation; prompt on "flow" or "ocean flow"; prompt on anything that implies water is moving]