North Atlantic Current Gulf Canary Stream Current Ekman transport forms dome . Which sinks ... com- pressing the layers beneath ... forcing those layers to spread Thermocoline is pushed deeper The hill is formed by Ekman transport. Water turns clockwise (inward) to form the dome, then descends, depressing the thermocline. Cangage learning

North Atlantic Current Gulf Canary Stream Current Ekman transport forms dome . Which sinks ... com- pressing the layers beneath ... forcing those layers to spread Thermocoline is pushed deeper The hill is formed by Ekman transport. Water turns clockwise (inward) to form the dome, then descends, depressing the thermocline. Cangage learning

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

9th Edition

ISBN:9780134746241

Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals

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