Swirling parcels of water, called ocean eddies, spin off from the warm Gulf Stream (IMAGE)

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Swirling parcels of water, called ocean eddies, spin off from the warm Gulf Stream

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Swirling parcels of water, called ocean eddies, spin off from the warm Gulf Stream, the powerful northward-flowing current that hugs the U.S. East Coast before veering east across the Atlantic Ocean. This visualization was generated by a numerical model that simulates ocean circulation. WHOI researchers are studying western boundary ocean currents, like the Gulf Stream, and how their behavior can be associated with climate. Image

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Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization © NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center

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