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| Title: | Ocean Circulation. |
| Caption: | This animation depicts global surface and deep currents for February-March. There are two main options. The first option allows the depiction of any combination of subtropical gyres, equatorial currents, high-latitude currents, and major wind belts. The second option examines the main movements within the deep-ocean circulation. |
| Keywords: | oceans, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, surface currents, subtropical gyres, western intensification, western boundary currents, eastern boundary currents, equatorial currents, trade winds, westerlies, polar easterlies, deep currents, thermohaline circulation, conveyor-belt circulation model |