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Changes in Ocean Circulation.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- One Planet, One Ocean
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable Development.
- Environmental management.
- Climate change.
- Monsoons.
- Climate.
- Oceans.
- Indian Ocean.
- Pacific Ocean.
- Local Subjects:
- Sustainable Development.
- Environmental management.
- Climate change.
- Monsoons.
- Climate.
- Oceans.
- Indian Ocean.
- Pacific Ocean.
- Genre:
- Lecture/presentation
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (10 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : SDG Academy, 2016.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This video discusses why ocean circulation is changing, the variabilities in monsoon systems, and the El Niño phenomena. Ocean circulation responds to the amount of sunlight on the ocean surface; the open ocean is more steady that the coastal ocean. The most dramatic changes happen in the northern Indian oceans, where there is a strong seasonally changing wind with the monsoon system. The El Niño-La Niña, also called the Southern Oscillation, is a good example of the inter-annually varying wind system in the Pacific Ocean and has a large effect on fisheries and precipitation. We will have to see how thermohaline circulation is affected by climate change.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2026).
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