Consider the following statements : 1. In the tropical zone, the western sections of the oceans are warmer than the eastern sections owing to the influence of trade winds. 2. In the temperate zone, westerlies make the eastern sections of oceans warmer than the western sections. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement 1 is correct: In the tropical zone, the prevailing trade winds blow from east to west. These winds push the warm surface waters westward across the ocean basins. This causes a 'piling up' of warm water on the western side of the oceans (e.g., Western Pacific, Western Atlantic), making them warmer. Conversely, on the eastern sides, this westward movement of surface water can lead to upwelling of colder, nutrient-rich water from below, making the eastern sections cooler (e.g., Eastern Pacific off Peru).

Statement 2 is correct: In the temperate zone, the prevailing winds are the westerlies, which blow from west to east. These winds push warm surface waters eastward. Consequently, warm ocean currents like the North Atlantic Drift (influenced by westerlies) bring relatively warmer waters to the eastern sections of ocean basins (e.g., Western Europe), making them warmer than the corresponding western sections at similar latitudes, where cold currents often flow southwards.