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| title | chunk | source | category | tags | date_saved | instance |
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| Ocean current | 4/4 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_current | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T07:35:49.743977+00:00 | kb-cron |
Beaufort Gyre – Wind-driven ocean current in the Arctic Ocean polar region Indian Ocean Gyre – Major oceanic gyre in the Indian Ocean North Atlantic Gyre – Major circular system of ocean currents North Pacific Gyre – Major circulating system of ocean currents Ross Gyre – Circulating system of ocean currents in the Ross Sea South Atlantic Gyre – Subtropical gyre in the south Atlantic Ocean South Pacific Gyre – Major circulating system of ocean currents Weddell Gyre – One of two gyres within the Southern Ocean
== See also ==
Currentology – Science that studies the internal movements of water masses Deep ocean water – Cold, salty water deep below the surface of Earth's oceans Fish migration – Movement of fishes from one part of a water body to another on a regular basis Geostrophic current – Oceanic flow in which the pressure gradient force is balanced by the Coriolis effect Latitude of the Gulf Stream and the Gulf Stream north wall index List of ocean circulation models Marine habitats § Ocean currents Marine current power – Extraction of power from ocean currents Ocean gyre – Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents Physical oceanography – Study of physical conditions and processes within the ocean Subsurface ocean current – Oceanic currents that flow beneath surface currents Thermohaline circulation – Part of large-scale ocean circulation Tidal current – Flow of water induced by astronomical gravitational effects Volta do mar – Archaic navigational technique
== References ==
== Further reading == Hansen, B.; Østerhus, S; Quadfasel, D; Turrell, W (2004). "Already the day after tomorrow?". Science. 305 (5686): 953–954. doi:10.1126/science.1100085. PMID 15310882. S2CID 12968045. Kerr, Richard A. (2004). "A slowing cog in the North Atlantic ocean's climate machine". Science. 304 (5669): 371–372. doi:10.1126/science.304.5669.371a. PMID 15087513. S2CID 42150417. Munday, Phillip L.; Jones, Geoffrey P.; Pratchett, Morgan S.; Williams, Ashley J. (2008). "Climate change and the future for coral reef fishes". Fish and Fisheries. 9 (3): 261–285. Bibcode:2008AqFF....9..261M. doi:10.1111/j.1467-2979.2008.00281.x. Rahmstorf, S. (2003). "Thermohaline circulation: The current climate". Nature. 421 (6924): 699. Bibcode:2003Natur.421..699R. doi:10.1038/421699a. PMID 12610602. S2CID 4414604. Roemmich, D. (2007). "Physical oceanography: Super spin in the southern seas". Nature. 449 (7158): 34–35. Bibcode:2007Natur.449...34R. doi:10.1038/449034a. PMID 17805284. S2CID 2951110.
== External links ==
Current global map of sea surface currents