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... OCEAN - ATMOSPHERE INTERACTION The circulation of the ocean is a key factor in air temper- ature distribution . Ocean currents that have a northward or southward component , such as the warm Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic or the cold ...
... OCEAN - ATMOSPHERE INTERACTION The circulation of the ocean is a key factor in air temper- ature distribution . Ocean currents that have a northward or southward component , such as the warm Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic or the cold ...
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... ocean where the moisture was taken up . The great ocean currents are themselves wind - driven— set in motion by the drag of the winds over vast areas of the sea surface , especially where waves increase the friction . At the limits of ...
... ocean where the moisture was taken up . The great ocean currents are themselves wind - driven— set in motion by the drag of the winds over vast areas of the sea surface , especially where waves increase the friction . At the limits of ...
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... ocean floors worldwide ; and ( 4 ) the establishment of climatic asymmetry between the hemispheres , especially as regards the extent and magnitude of land glacierization . PLEISTOCENE CLIMATIC CHANGE The cooling manifested in the ...
... ocean floors worldwide ; and ( 4 ) the establishment of climatic asymmetry between the hemispheres , especially as regards the extent and magnitude of land glacierization . PLEISTOCENE CLIMATIC CHANGE The cooling manifested in the ...
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