(a) shows a plan view of the prevailing surface wind and resulting water transport in the ocean's Ekman layer. The southern ITCZ is weaker and only present west of the dateline, because of the widespread low SST off South America, due to the Humboldt current.įig 1. At this time, a strong easterly Trade wind blows, and low SSTs prevail along the equator. It is best established in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, especially during La Niña years. This idealized picture is rarely present because the surface easterly winds may not be strong enough, or because of the presence of continents. These small cells are opposite to the much larger Hadley cells. The lower SST induces two thermally direct atmospheric circulation cells, one in each hemisphere, with subsidence and suppressed convection at the equator, and uplift and enhanced convection (the ITCZ) a few degrees poleward. The consequent upwelling from depths where temperatures are low produces a line of cooler sea surface at the equator. The divergent flows of near-surface water create a ‘parting’ along the equator, like one combed on the head. Since the Ekman transport (Section 11.4) is to the left of the wind in the south, and to the right in the north, this wind induces a perpendicular flow of water away from the equator, in both hemispheres. Imagine a steady easterly wind along the equator ( Fig 1). The upwelling of colder ocean water at the equator is an example of a situation where the Coriolis force, although small, is important. It may be an exaggeration to say that the Coriolis force is negligibly small near the equator.
DATELINE OPEN WATER TRIAL
Kocontes was later charged with soliciting other inmates to kill his fourth wife to prevent her from testifying in his murder trial.Īmong those interviewed in the Dateline episode: Bill Price and Susan McQueen, former friends of Kocontes who provided key testimony against him in the trial Assistant District Attorney Susan Price and Deputy District Attorney Seton Hunt, who both prosecuted Kocontes and Toshi Kanesaki, Micki Kanesaki’s brother who attended the entire months-long trial.Equatorial upwelling Equatorial upwelling A former friend of Kocontes testified that Kocontes feared he would have to split his assets with Kanesaki. But Kocontes’ fourth wife testified that Kocontes had threatened to kill Kanesaki, or have her killed, on the cruise. Kocontes claimed the cruise was meant to rekindle his and Kanesaki’s relationship. Orange County man talked of killing 2nd ex-wife, another ex-wife testifies at murder trial.Ladera Ranch woman strangled before found in ocean, doctor says.Trial begins for ex-O.C attorney accused of throwing ex-wife’s body off cruise ship in Italy.attorney convicted of strangling ex-wife, throwing her off cruise ship Ex-Orange County lawyer gets life for strangling, throwing ex-wife off ship.Suspicion immediately turned to Kocontes, who has continually denied playing a role in her death. Two days after her disappearance, Kanesaki’s body was discovered in international waters, with an autopsy determining she was strangled and died before hitting the water.
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