This visualization shows sea surface current flows. The flows are colored by corresponding sea surface temperature data. This visualization is rendered for display on very high resolution devices like hyperwalls or for print media.
This visualization was produced using NASA/JPL's computational model called Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean, Phase II or ECCO2. ECCO2 is high resolution model of the global ocean and sea-ice. ECCO2 attempts to model the oceans and sea ice to increasingly accurate resolutions that begin to resolve ocean eddies and other narrow-current systems which transport heat and carbon in the oceans.The ECCO2 model simulates ocean flows at all depths, but only surface flows are used in this visualization.
Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Unlucky_Alf [deleted] 15 months ago | reply
Interesting visualisation.
Cliff Hall 15 months ago | reply
Thanks. What is the time scale of video?
NASA Goddard Photo and Video 15 months ago | reply
∙ мake it ғuиky ∙ 15 months ago | reply
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∙ мake it ғuиky ∙ 15 months ago | reply
its impressive! ..the marine vortex will create storms ?
Aline Alves 2012 OFF 15 months ago | reply
Cool....
greg_shirah 15 months ago | reply
For really high resolution see:
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003900/a003912/index.html
petrus.13 15 months ago | reply
eccezionale ed interessante
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AnnWhit 15 months ago | reply
Amazing!!!!!!!!!
mc_razza 15 months ago | reply
Hypnotic and very interesting.
Salaatti 15 months ago | reply
Interesting!
thepretenda 15 months ago | reply
stunning quality in the data!
dodagp 15 months ago | reply
Striking !!!
peripecio 15 months ago | reply
I've made an interactive planet in wich one can play with sea currents with a simple fluid simulation.
AniaRami 15 months ago | reply
I thought the Gulf Stream would be much stronger than that.
DarkAngelDay 15 months ago | reply
Cool
I is 15 months ago | reply
co colourfull
proud2bpoz 7 months ago | reply
Fascinating. Thank you for sharing. Any current models past 2008?