Currents do not flow directly in the direction of the density gradient. They flow in circular loops or gyres. Gyres are spiral oceanic surface currents and are found in both the Northern and ...

Ocean gyres are vast systems of circulating ocean currents, driven primarily by wind patterns, Earth's rotation, and differences in water density. These oceanic currents are essential to the Earth ...

the research team was able to demonstrate how particles found on the surface of the gyre might have reached this region. Taking into account the hugely varied currents in the North Atlantic ...