Category
page 1Ocean currents
ocean current
continuous flow of ocean water
rogue wave
relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that occur far out at sea
Friendly Floaties
28,800 plastic bath toys
turbidity current
underwater current of usually rapidly moving, sediment-laden water moving down a slope
boundary current
ocean current with dynamics determined by the presence of a coastline
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
hydroacoustic current meter used to measure water current velocities over a depth range using the Doppler effect
marine current power
Extraction of power from ocean currents
geostrophic current
oceanic flow in which the pressure gradient force is balanced by the Coriolis effect
Sverdrup balance
theoretical relationship between the wind stress exerted on the surface of the open ocean and the vertically integrated meridional (north-south) transport of ocean water.
drift seed
seeds and fruits adapted for long distance dispersal by water – sometimes thought to be exotic and thus magical
current meter
device for measuring the flow in a water current
marine garbage patch
marine gyre with substantial debris

subsurface currents
oceanic current that runs beneath surface currents