Ocean circulation is a key regulator of climate by storing and transporting heat, carbon, nutrients and freshwater all around the world. Two primary types of ocean circulation can be identified: surface wind-driven circulation and deep density-driven (temperature and salinity) circulation. Select Ocean Climate and Currents and Mean Sea-Surface Temperature and select Split map window. Show Political Labels as necessary. The sea surface temperatures and ocean climate zones of Western and Northern Europe are like those of the East Coast of the United States, though Western and Northern Europe are located at comparably higher latitudes. What might account for these differences