HORIZONTAL TRANSFER

horizontal transfer: translation

transfer or transmission of energy from lower latitudes to higher latitudes. Two kinds: in the air by the movement of air (wind). Highly complex and not fully understood. Transfers take place between the cells of general circulation (see tricellular model) but the exact mechanisms are not clear. in the ocean by the existence of warm and cold currents. Warm currents move energy in surface waters from low to high latitudes, returning as cold currents at depth.