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

1. Correct. In the tropical oceans, trade winds blow east to west and push warm surface water toward the western margins of ocean basins, making the western sections warmer than the eastern sections.

2. Correct. In temperate latitudes, westerlies blow west to east and shift relatively warmer surface waters toward the eastern sections of oceans, so the eastern parts are warmer than the western parts.

Hence, both statements are correct.