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