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प्रश्न
What are the causes of currents?
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उत्तर
Ocean currents are like river flow in oceans. They are caused by two types of forces namely:
- Primary forces that initiate the movement of water;
- Secondary forces that influence the currents to flow.
Primary Forces: The primary forces that influence the currents are:
- Heating by solar energy: Heating by solar energy causes the water to expand. That is why, near the equator the ocean water is about 8 cm higher in level than in the middle latitudes. This causes a very slight gradient and water tends to flow down the slope.
- Wind: Wind blowing on the surface of the ocean pushes the water to move. Friction between the wind and the water surface affects the movement of the water body in its course.
- Gravity: Gravity tends to pull the water down the pile and create gradient variation.
- Coriolis force: The Coriolis force intervenes and causes the water to move to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. These large accumulations of water and the flow around them are called Gyres. These produce large circular currents in all the ocean basins.
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