EGD or Upper Endoscopy Procedure. The device used during an EGD procedure is called a flexible endoscope. It is tubular in shape and is very similar to the colonoscope that gastroenterologists use to examine a patientâs colon during a colonoscopy procedure, just thinner in diameter.
What causes ocean currents? Ocean currents result from two processes - the action of wind on the surface of the water, and from variation in water temperature that causes movement- a process known as convection. Convection occurs because the oceanic waters heat up becoming less dense.
Surface currents are generated largely by wind. Their patterns are determined by wind direction, Coriolis forces from the Earthâs rotation, and the position of landforms that interact with the currents. Surface wind-driven currents generate upwelling currents in conjunction with landforms, creating deepwater currents.