TITLE:
Gravitation of the Moon Gives Rise to Oceanic Currents
AUTHORS:
Alexander Ivanchin
KEYWORDS:
Sea and Oceanic Currents, Driving Forces of Sea Currents, Atmospheric Vortices, Tectonic Plate Movement, Tides in the Lithosphere
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Geosciences,
Vol.6 No.7,
July
29,
2015
ABSTRACT: At present there is no
theory of sea and oceanic currents due to the lack of understanding of the
driving forces. The currents have a vortex character, so only moments of force
can set them in motion. In the article, it is shown that the gravitation field
of the Moon affecting the rotating Earth produces two moments of force:
associated and tidal. Although the gravitation field is potential, the rotating
Earth is a nonenertial system, in which the moment can occur due to the external
potential force. Estimates show that the associated force can be sufficient to
produce the observed flow rates. The associated force field tends to increase
the natural rotation of the Earth and slow down the speed of the revolution of
the Moon around the Earth, i.e.
bring the Moon nearer the Earth, its action is opposite to the action of the
tidal force. The action of the associated force is examined by the example of
the circumpolar and local currents. The associated force produces vortices
counterclockwise in the Northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern one.
The associated force affects the atmosphere resulting in the observed
predominance of western winds. It is necessary to take into account the above
force when considering such atmospheric phenomena as cyclones and anticyclones,
tradewinds, monsoons, etc. In the lithosphere, the associated force makes
tectonic plates turn.