Currents

Synopsis: Ocean currents can no longer be thought of as ‘rivers in the sea’. The currents in the deep oceans influence our weather in complex ways. Archival film of early water mass investigation on board the research vessel ‘Discovery’ is followed by a description of the classic MODE project. Oceanographers now use satellites and drifing boys to measure and plot the movement of currents, and they may soon be able to use this information to forecast the weather within and above the oceans.
Series: S330 Videocassette 2
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1989
Subjects: Geography
Keywords: oceanography; oceans

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