Warm or cold defines the temperature of the water. In general warm currents flow north and cold currents flow south. That makes sense. Also warm currents flow on the surface and cold currents flow deep since cold water is denser than warm water.
Cold water currents
Cold Water begins at the poles and warm water begins at the equator
Cold Water begins at the poles and warm water begins at the equator
Currents
The Warm and Cold water currents effect Earth's climate. The water currents bring cold artic water to the equator, and the warm water from the equater frows to the artic. This heat traveling in the water ceeps plases such as Europe from freezing over.
Deep ocean currents have enormous effect on climatic conditions. Deep ocean currents are also known as conveyor belt for temperature. There are two types of water currents, cold and warm. The warm water currents are less dense than cold water currents.
Cold currents originate from polar regions and bring cold water towards the equator, cooling nearby coastal areas. Warm currents come from tropical regions and bring warm water towards higher latitudes, raising temperatures in coastal areas. Cold currents tend to have higher nutrient content due to upwelling, while warm currents carry less nutrients.
Cold water travels from the poles towards the equator. An example of a cold water current is the California Current. Warm water travels from the equator towards the poles. An example of a warm water current is the Gulf Stream.
if its by the equator or the two poles, its gonna be cold water currents. hope this helps :)
The Warm and Cold water currents effect Earth's climate. The water currents bring cold artic water to the equator, and the warm water from the equater frows to the artic. This heat traveling in the water ceeps plases such as Europe from freezing over.
The cold and warm water mixes and it forms a gulf stream and it starts to flow.