Story: Ocean currents and tides All images & media From page 1 – Currents Ocean currents around New Zealand Feeding frenzy Ocean temperatures Circumpolar currents From page 2 – Tides Wharf pile The moon and the tides Research vessel, Manukau Harbour Tide tables M2 tidal model French Pass From page 3 – Waves Surfing in a storm, Hauraki Gulf Rough seas Wave height around New Zealand Storm forming, 31 October 2004 Extreme surfers, Papatowai From page 4 – Flows on the continental shelf Cyclone Ivy Down the gurgler Crayfish Internal waves From page 5 – The ocean’s role in climate change Sea-surface temperatures The biological pump Great ocean conveyor belt El Niño and La Niña Algal bloom From page 6 – Fiords, estuaries and river plumes Freshwater layer Low tide at Manukau Harbour Sediment plume Scallop Marlborough Sounds From page 7 – Measuring the ocean The Challenger Profiling Coastal currents Argo smart float Modelling currents
