Which of the following is not associated with structure of a tropical cyclone?
Ekman Spirals
Ekman spirals describe a change in flow direction with depth in a frictional rotating fluid, classically wind-driven ocean water. They are not a named cloud or rainband component of a tropical cyclone; the eyewall and spiral or ring-shaped convective bands are cyclone structures.
Important Questions from Oceanography
The Gulf Stream is found in
Consider the following statements :
1. In the tropical zone, the western sections of the oceans are warmer than the eastern sections owing to the influence of trade winds
2. In the temperate zone, westerlies make the eastern sections of oceans warmer than the western sections.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statement is not correct?
I. Generally, warm ocean currents originate near the equator and flow towards the poles.
II. Gulfstreams are cold water currents.
Which of the following ocean currents does not flow into the Pacific Ocean?
Which one of the following is a cold ocean current ?
