What are the different scales of processes?

Overview of scales of processes: Macro scale - thousands of km (tropical gyres, north-south gradients, continental upwelling) Meso scale physical – coastal upwelling tides and so on (smaller gyres, 10-100km months to years) meso scale biological - Growth and production – life cycles. Life cycle is decided by the season. life cycle varies a lot with latitude. Coarse – inbetween Fine – a lot of behavior is fine scale moovement Physics dominate on the larger scale