What is horizontal circulation?

2007-11-25 02:11:46 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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In the Atlantic Ocean, warm water moves north on the surface (the Gulf Stream) and cold water moves south near the bottom. This is horizontal circulation - there is some vertical (obviously) but it is at the ends and the majority of the motion is horizontal.

2007-11-28 17:17:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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