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Watch: The Perpetually-Moving Ocean
NASA's visualization depicts real ocean currents from around the world, as observed...
Video: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

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Ocean currents
Major ocean current systems of the world.
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Upwelling process along coast
The upwelling process in the ocean along the coast of Peru. A thermocline and a nutricline...
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major surface currents of the oceans
Major surface currents of the world's oceans. Subsurface currents also move vast...
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Thermohaline circulation
This process transports and mixes the water of the oceans, moving heat, which influences...