The data helped the team further refine maps of tectonic boundaries and ocean currents near coastal areas. "We're very interested in [continental margins] because the ocean currents and tides will ...

A sequel to the popular first version from 2011, the new visualization now shows currents not just at the water's surface.

Currents also move nutrients and salt throughout Earth's ocean basins. Swirling vortexes of the Agulhas rings stand out in ECCO temperature and salinity maps as they move warm, salty water from ...

Oceans hold onto this heat for longer than the land does and ocean currents ... oceanic surface currents and are found in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The map below shows the ...