Fig. 7-6b, p.174
OCEAN
LAND L
H
Fig. 7-6a, p.174
OCEAN
LAND H
L
Indian/Indian/East AsianEast AsianAfricanAfrican
SouthSouthAmericanAmerican
NorthNorthAmericanAmerican
If the Earth was covered entirely in water,the Sun was directly over the Equator, andthe Earth did not rotate…
EquatorHEATING
COOLING
L
H
L
HLH
Fig. 7-16, p.183
CF
Fig. 7-17b, p.185
NORTH SOUTH
COLD WARM
PGF
PGF
PGF
Fluxes between the ocean and the atmosphere
Latent heat(moisture)
flux
Sensible heatflux
Wind stress
Equator
30°N
60°N
westerlies
easterliesCF
CF
WARM COLD
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