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Dynamic Ocean
Earth ScienceChapter 15
Pages 404-426
Big Sur
Surface currents—Feb-Mar No Coriolis Effect
Coriolis Effect flotsam
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Flotsam path Franklin chart of Gulf Stream
• 1769
Satellite sea surface temperature of Gulf Stream Satellite + Franklin’s chart
Coastal Upwelling shown by
chlorophyll content of water
Sea ice
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Conveyor belt of circulation Coastal zones
Wave terms, water pathOrbital movement
of toy boat
Breakers form Coastal erosion of boulders
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Undercut cliff--BC Undercut cliff—Laguna, CA
Wave refraction Beach drift
Wave cut platform, uplifted terrace Arch and stack--Baja
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Baymouth bar, spit—Martha’s Vineyard Barrier islands—North Carolina
Barrier islands—south Texas Coastal evolution
Arch forms on headland Sea arch
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Stack, tombolo Tombolo
Eroded coastline features Spit
Stilt houses Beach groins--Sussex
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Breakwater—Santa Monica New Jersey seawall
Miami—no beach Miami—beach!
Lighthouse-moving Submergent coastline
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