Atmospheric Circulation Crossword

contains 90% of atmospheres gas by mass
approximately 12 km high and-60c
20-50 km high and contains ozone
form of oxygen thats more reactive
50 km up
55-90 km high
highest section of the atmosphere
gas in the atmosphere, retains heat
different forms of an element
one way to understand earths curving and deflecting
movement of particles in the air
air from adjacent areas flows in to replace the rising equalateral air
sinking air pushed back to the equator
wind, instead of forming trade winds moves west
air from poles traveling from the northeast and southeast
winds that move parallel to the equator
under influence from Coriolis effect, wind driven surface currents combined into circular currents
the movement of large volumes of bottom water to the surface
strong winds that blow northward i summer and southward in the winter
sudden change in temperatures over small depth intervals
surface water sinks and mixes with deeper water, happens when water columns become unstable
surface water becomes colder and becomes denser then deeper water and sinks
volume of water
form of circulation driven by changes of density
this global thermohaline circulation mixers the ocean on a timescale of 1000 years
currents travel from the tropics up the coast of the U.S. until it turns east around cape hatteras
cyclical changes in the ocean circulation that affect climate
floods formed from a combination of (1) difference in atmospheric pressure between perimeter and eye and (2) from spiraling winds
the reflectivity of earths surface or the amount of solar energy reflected back into space