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6 days ago · Do you want to know the ocean currents in the western North Pacific region? PacIOOS provides a 7-day forecast of ocean currents for this area, based on a high-resolution numerical model. Explore the interactive map and see how the currents vary by depth and location.
6 days ago · Pacific Northeast region (Region 67) is the fourth largest Pacific Ocean fishery and eighth largest in the world producing 3.6% of the global catch or 2,860,000 mt in 2020; this region encompasses the waters north of 40º North latitude and east of 175º West longitude including the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea with the major producers ...
May 5, 2024 · Near-bottom currents play a key role in a number of fundamental physical and geological processes in the ocean, including sediment transport 1,2,3, shaping the seafloor morphology and creation of ...
3 days ago · GOES Imagery Viewer - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR. 18 May 2024 - 23:08 EDT. 19 May 2024 - 03:08 UTC.
May 11, 2024 · 1 Introduction. The North Equatorial Countercurrent (NECC) flows eastward at 5–6°N over the western Pacific and moves slightly northward to 7°N–8°N in the central and eastern Pacific, with fastest speed in boreal fall and slowest speed in boreal spring (Donguy & Meyers, 1996; Johnson et al., 2002; Kessler, 2006; Reverdin et al., 1994; Tan & Zhou, 2018; Wyrtki & Kendall, 1967; Yu et al ...
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May 1, 2024 · The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the best known of several such zones, others of which exist in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Great Pacific Garbage Patch, zone in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii that has a high concentration of plastic waste. Ocean currents carry plastic debris into a subtropical gyre, where it remains trapped.
May 4, 2024 · Ocean currents act like a giant conveyor belt, moving warm & cool water around the globe! These currents influence global climate - keeping some areas toasty & others cool. Did you know ocean currents can even impact weather patterns? Discover how in our article! Climate change disrupts ocean currents. Find out how this "weapon" could become a ...