Concept information
Preferred term
gyre
Definition
- In oceanography, a gyre is any large system of circulating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements. Gyres are caused by the Coriolis effect; planetary vorticity, horizontal friction and vertical friction determine the circulatory patterns from the wind stress curl (torque). (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_gyre)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
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tourbillon océanique
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-VFVZBPVM-J
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