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Ocean Climate Zones

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Generalized zones of oceanic climate

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A map shows ocean climate zones with different colors indicating Equatorial, Tropical, Subtropical, Temperate, Subpolar, and Polar zones. 

The map illustrates the various ocean climate zones around the globe:

Equatorial Zone: Located around the equator, covering regions like the central Pacific Ocean, the equatorial Atlantic Ocean, and parts of the Indian Ocean near the equator.

Tropical Zone: Found just north and south of the equatorial zones, covering areas like the northern Indian Ocean, parts of the Atlantic Ocean near the equator, and the central Pacific Ocean.

Subtropical Zone: Located further from the equator, covering areas like the southern parts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, northern parts of the South Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans, and parts of the Indian Ocean.

Temperate Zone: Found in mid-latitude regions, covering areas like the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Europe and North America, the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America, and the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.

Subpolar Zone: Located in higher latitude regions, covering areas like the North Atlantic Ocean near Greenland, the North Pacific Ocean near Alaska, and parts of the Southern Ocean.

Polar Zone: Found in the polar regions, covering areas like the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic region.

Warm Currents: Include currents such as the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Kuroshio Current in the North Pacific Ocean, and the Brazil Current in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Ocean Climate Zones

Global Surface Warming: Best-Case Projections

Equatorial

Tropical

Subtropical

Temperate

Subpolar

0.5 to 1.0

1.0 to 1.5

1.5 to 2.0

2.0 to 3.0

Alaska
2.05%0.827%0.667%69.6%29.7%
Arizona
100%
Utah
42.2%57.8%
Yukon
89.2%10.8%
Northwest Territories
1.67%58.9%41.1%
District of Columbia
100%
Florida
2.09%80.2%19.8%
Idaho
18.3%81.7%
New Hampshire
76.6%23.4%
Rhode Island
8.19%100%
Vermont
25.6%74.4%
Washington
0.763%75.8%24.2%
Wyoming
98.2%1.78%
Nunavut
4.30%11.7%88.3%
Montana
29.3%70.7%
Maine
1.22%46.2%53.8%
North Dakota
100%
Kentucky
100%
Nova Scotia
8.68%100%
Virginia
0.104%1.74%100%
Delaware
4.66%100%
Prince Edward Island
54.8%69.9%30.1%
Saskatchewan
100%
Mississippi
1.68%98.3%
West Virginia
100%
Nebraska
86.0%14.0%
Texas
0.188%0.700%99.3%
Missouri
99.3%0.692%
Louisiana
3.62%22.6%77.4%
Hawaii
2.56%35.3%100%
North Carolina
2.25%0.757%99.2%
Oregon
0.245%84.6%15.4%
New Brunswick
2.16%28.8%71.2%
Alabama
0.128%0.226%99.8%
New Mexico
100%
Kansas
100%
Wisconsin
100%
British Columbia
1.39%8.35%91.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador
1.85%0.552%62.6%37.4%
New Jersey
3.26%100%
South Carolina
0.446%99.6%
Michigan
100%
Alberta
100%
Connecticut
0.661%100%
Pennsylvania
99.6%0.379%
Colorado
100%
Nevada
59.2%40.8%
Massachusetts
0.220%7.89%0.220%99.8%
Georgia
10.5%89.5%
New York
1.81%44.6%55.4%
Maryland
3.11%100%
Québec
0.264%0.352%3.13%86.6%10.3%
Manitoba
100%
Oklahoma
100%
Tennessee
100%
Ontario
0.107%100%
California
0.550%0.247%100%
Arkansas
100%
South Dakota
18.5%81.5%
Ohio
86.8%13.2%
Indiana
78.8%21.2%
Minnesota
100%
Iowa
9.22%90.8%
Illinois
57.7%42.3%
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