Across
- 7. The boundary current that moves along the East Coast of the U.S.
- 8. The wind belt from about 30 to 60 degrees
- 9. The part of the ocean that connects the surf zone to the open ocean
- 10. The distance from the top of a wave to the bottom of the wave
- 13. An ocean/atmosphere phenomenon in the southern Pacific Ocean
- 16. The layer of the atmosphere in which weather happens
- 18. A standing wave created by a tidal current moving up a river
- 20. The type of breaker (wave) that is caused by a steep bottom
- 22. The area over which wind or swell can move unimpeded
- 24. The wind belt from about 0 to 30 degrees
- 25. The month with the most hurricanes during the Atlantic hurricane season
- 27. An area with a tiny tidal range
- 28. One of the contributors to wave height
- 29. The atmospheric circulation cell from about 0 to 30 degrees
- 30. A tidal regime with two high and two low tides each day of equal magnitude
- 32. The wind belt from about 60 to 90 degrees
- 34. During an El Niño year, it produces strong ___________, meaning places far away are affected by it.
- 36. One phase of the moon during which spring tides occur
- 37. The bottom of a wave
- 38. The type of breaker (wave) that is caused by a gradually sloping bottom
- 40. An oceanographic ________ is where two water masses meet
- 41. The atmospheric circulation cell from about 60 to 90 degrees
- 42. A coastal phenomenon when wind blows from the ocean onto land during the afternoon
Down
- 1. Upwelled water is full of __________ that sustain productive ecosystems and fisheries
- 2. The name of the convergence zone at about 60 degrees
- 3. The distance between the same point on two successive waves
- 4. A tidal regime with one high and one low tide each day
- 5. The calmest area of a hurricane, where there is the lowest pressure
- 6. A phase of stronger tides
- 11. One of the contributors to wave height
- 12. The type of tidal current that occurs when the tide is moving from low to high tide
- 13. The type of boundary current that is cold and has upwelling
- 14. The name of the convergence zone at about 30 degrees
- 15. The type of ocean current that is closer to shore than the boundary current
- 17. The type of breaker (wave) that is caused by an abrupt bottom
- 18. The more scientific name for the conveyer belt circulation of the world’s oceans
- 19. The top of a wave
- 21. Surface water moves offshore and deeper water moves up to replace in in this process
- 23. The atmospheric circulation cell from about 30 to 60 degrees
- 26. One phase of the moon during which spring tides occur
- 30. The rise of water above normally dry land during a hurricane or other strong storm
- 31. The area of a hurricane with the strongest thunderstorms and wind
- 33. During a normal year, the thermocline near Peru is _________.
- 35. The type of coast that loses sediment to wave action
- 36. A phase of weaker tides
- 39. The four-letter acronym for the convergence zone near the equator