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Story: Ocean currents and tides

All images and media

From page 1 - Currents

Ocean currents around New Zealand

Ocean currents around New Zealand

Feeding frenzy

Ocean temperatures

Ocean temperatures

Circumpolar currents

Circumpolar currents

From page 2 - Tides

Wharf pile

The moon and the tides

The moon and the tides

Research vessel, Manukau Harbour

Research vessel, Manukau Harbour

Tide tables

M2 tidal model

French Pass

From page 3 - Waves

Surfing in a storm, Hauraki Gulf

Surfing in a storm, Hauraki Gulf

Rough seas

Wave height around New Zealand

Wave height around New Zealand

Storm forming, 31 October 2004

Storm forming, 31 October 2004

Extreme surfers, Papatowai

Extreme surfers, Papatowai

From page 4 - Flows on the continental shelf

Cyclone Ivy

Down the gurgler

Down the gurgler

Crayfish

Internal waves

From page 5 - The ocean’s role in climate change

Sea-surface temperatures

Sea-surface temperatures

The biological pump

The biological pump

Great ocean conveyor belt

Great ocean conveyor belt

El Niño and La Niña

El Niño and La Niña

Algal bloom

From page 6 - Fiords, estuaries and river plumes

Freshwater layer

Freshwater layer

Low tide at Manukau Harbour

Low tide at Manukau Harbour

Sediment plume

Scallop

Marlborough Sounds

Marlborough Sounds

From page 7 - Measuring the ocean

The Challenger

The Challenger

Profiling

Coastal currents

Coastal currents

Argo smart float

Argo smart float

Modelling currents

Modelling currents

How to cite this page:

Craig Stevens and Stephen Chiswell, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ocean-currents-and-tides/media (accessed 17 January 2022)

Story by Craig Stevens and Stephen Chiswell, published 12 Jun 2006