Lecture 5 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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Salts that compose the ocean
A
Chlorides and sulfates
2
Q
Properties that salt affects
A
Conductivity, freezing point, density
3
Q
Pycnocline
A
Transition layer between surface and deep ocean density
4
Q
What increases sea surface salinity?
A
Evaporation and brine rejection
5
Q
What causes tides?
A
Gravitational pull of the sun and moon
6
Q
Upwelling
A
Water rises up from the depths to replace water being pushed offshore
7
Q
Downwelling
A
Water converging towards the shore is forced downwards
8
Q
Dansgaard-Oeschger events
A
Sudden warmings followed by gradual cooling
