Southern Hemisphere winds move surface water 90 degrees to the left of the direction of the wind.
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Q43: A south wind produces a _ surface
Q44: The clockwise gyre of the Arctic Ocean
Q46: Prevailing westerly winds cause easterly currents.
Q48: The highly productive seas along the equator
Q53: Surface eddies can be tracked by satellites.
Q54: In the Northern Hemisphere, the water surface
Q56: Geostrophic flow occurs when the Coriolis deflection
Q57: Currents in the northern Indian Ocean change
Q58: A convergence of water occurs at the
Q59: The Indian Ocean gyre rotates counterclockwise.
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