GATE XE 2024 Paper 1 — page 55

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Which of the following is/are true about ocean circulation?

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Wind driven circulation, with constant Coriolis force, can produce narrow and fast western boundary currents.

Wind driven circulation, with Coriolis force varying with latitude, can produce narrow and fast western boundary currents.

The eastern boundary currents of subtropical gyres are wide and slow.

Wind driven circulation leads to Ekman transport.

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Sverdrup’s equation deals with:

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curl of wind stress

pressure gradient force

variation of Coriolis force with latitude

meridional transport of sea water

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pH of the water in the oceans is/are directly affected by:

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water temperature

water salinity

total alkalinity

water pressure

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