| Layer Info | |
|---|---|
| Category | Environmental conditions |
| Editable | No |
| Data Source | Copernicus MEMS |
| Types | |
| 0.00 - 0.03 m/s | |
| 0.03 - 0.06 m/s | |
| 0.06 - 0.09 m/s | |
| 0.09 - 0.12 m/s | |
| 0.12 - 0.15 m/s | |
| 0.15 - 0.18 m/s | |
| 0.18 - 0.21 m/s | |
| more than 0.12 m/s | |
Description:
A sea or ocean current is a seasonal directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, cabbeling, temperature and salinity differences, while tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon. Depth contours, shoreline configurations, and interactions with other currents influence a current's direction and strength. Therefore, sea/ocean currents are primarily horizontal water movements.
MSP Challenge 2050:
Currents Speed is a static raster data layer.
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