Content List

	1. What are ocean currents and why are they important? Nike trainers and rubber ducks Rivers in the sea? How currents affect us Match the climate to the location (game) Understanding and predicting currents
	2. Wind driven surface currents Prevailing winds Global wind and current patterns The ocean gyres The Roaring Forties and Antarctic Circumpolar Current
	3. The Global Conveyor Cooling the tropics and warming high latitudes The high latitude "engine rooms" The conveyor and global warming
	4. Currents and life in the ocean Feeding the "grass of the sea" Ocean deserts The productive upwelling regions The Benguela Current large marine ecosystem
	5. Local currents Tides, tidal currents and tidal energy Currents near rivers

	6. Measuring ocean currents Currents from space Satellite altimetry Eddies the oceanic storms Crossing the Atlantic
	7. Additional material Additional information for each chapter; answers; link to exercises, tutorials and games
	8. List of games Quizzes to test your deductive skills and knowledge of ocean currents
	9. List of exercises Discussion topics, role play and data analysis
	10. References A list of references to literature and data sources, and suggestions for further reading
	11. External links Useful external links to more information
	12. Image credits A list of all images used in the tutorial with sources and links to originals where possible
	13. Authors About the authors behind this module
	Worksheets A list of worksheets and related information for use in class (This link is only visible for teachers)

Ocean Currents