Yep, high pressure tends to flatten seas, low the opposite. Witness the storm surge during a hurricane. It is an effect primarily of the low pressure in the center of the storm. Dave G. At 10:00 AM 12/23/2002 -0800, Evan Dallas wrote: >Quick question about the barometric pressure (bp) aspect of this. I'd >heard before that bp played a role in currents, but I'd always assumed it >was solely due to the winds that result from changes in bp. Does bp (or >*changes* in bp) produce an effect on currents aside from the wind? (I'm >just trying to get a better handle on the underlying physics.) > >Evan Dallas >Woodinville, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Dec 23 2002 - 14:33:33 PST
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