Topic 1d - Large scale ocean currents

Geostrophic Currents

Geostrophic currents in m/s

Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Ocean currents from GOCE

The ocean currents and their speeds (in cm/s) derived from GOCE data.

http://www.esa.int

Rapid MOC schematic
THC Currents

schematic of the global ocean circulation (NB! This is not a current map). It shows how water sinks in the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean and travels round the ocean basins. The Southern Ocean links the other oceans.

Thermohaline circulation

Global Thermohaline circulation

http://worldoceanreview.com/en/wor-1/climate-system/great-ocean-currents/