A resource to support the teaching of the Scottish Higher Geography Atmosphere Unit.

1. Ocean Currents Higher Geography Atmosphere

5. Examples The best example is the Gulf Stream, which makes northwest Europe much more temperate than any other region at the same latitude. The California Current makes the Hawaiian Islands somewhat cooler (sub-tropical) than the tropical latitudes in which they are located.

7. Gulf stream North Pacific Drift North Atlantic Drift North Equatorial East Greenland West Australian West Wind Drift Brazil Current

10. The Thermohaline Conveyor Surface currents (such as the Gulf Stream) head polewards from the equatorial Atlantic Ocean, This dense water then flows downhill into the deep water basins Resurfacing in the northeast Pacific Ocean 1200 years later Deep Cold Water Warm Water Deep Cold Water Shallow Warm Water Shallow