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title: "Ocean current"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_current"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T07:35:49.743977+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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Beaufort Gyre – Wind-driven ocean current in the Arctic Ocean polar region
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Indian Ocean Gyre – Major oceanic gyre in the Indian Ocean
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North Atlantic Gyre – Major circular system of ocean currents
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North Pacific Gyre – Major circulating system of ocean currents
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Ross Gyre – Circulating system of ocean currents in the Ross Sea
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South Atlantic Gyre – Subtropical gyre in the south Atlantic Ocean
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South Pacific Gyre – Major circulating system of ocean currents
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Weddell Gyre – One of two gyres within the Southern Ocean
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== See also ==
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Currentology – Science that studies the internal movements of water masses
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Deep ocean water – Cold, salty water deep below the surface of Earth's oceans
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Fish migration – Movement of fishes from one part of a water body to another on a regular basis
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Geostrophic current – Oceanic flow in which the pressure gradient force is balanced by the Coriolis effect
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Latitude of the Gulf Stream and the Gulf Stream north wall index
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List of ocean circulation models
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Marine habitats § Ocean currents
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Marine current power – Extraction of power from ocean currents
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Ocean gyre – Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents
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Physical oceanography – Study of physical conditions and processes within the ocean
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Subsurface ocean current – Oceanic currents that flow beneath surface currents
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Thermohaline circulation – Part of large-scale ocean circulation
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Tidal current – Flow of water induced by astronomical gravitational effects
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Volta do mar – Archaic navigational technique
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rahmstorf, S. (2003). "Thermohaline circulation: The current climate". Nature. 421 (6924): 699. Bibcode:2003Natur.421..699R. doi:10.1038/421699a. PMID 12610602. S2CID 4414604.
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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.
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== External links ==
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Current global map of sea surface currents |