Strong surface winds cause surface currents at a 45?angle to the wind direction, by an effect known as the Ekman Spiral.
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As material is captured in the currents, wind-driven surface currents gradually move floating debris toward the center, trapping it in the region.
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Bottom currents generally move equator-ward at or near the western boundaries of ocean basins ( below the western boundary surface currents ).
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As an amateur astronomer, he observed planets including Jupiter and Mars, making a very thorough study of the surface currents on Jupiter.
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It lies near the West Wind Drift, a major oceanic surface current which encounters the west coast of Chile at 41?S latitude.
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Wind patterns associated with these circulation cells drive surface currents which push the surface water to the higher latitudes where the air is colder.
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When the smolt reach the sea, they follow sea surface currents and feed on plankton or fry from other fish species such as herring.
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Roberts collected data on ocean surface currents from the scientific literature and from researchers in the Caribbean who had mapped currents in local waters.
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In the 1890s, Scottish scientist T . Wemyss Fulton released floating bottles and wooden slips to chart North Sea surface currents for the first time.
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Calling his project " The Ocean Cleanup ", he proposed to use surface currents to let debris drift to specially designed arms and collection platforms.
