Surface Currents and Temperature
This computer simulation shows the flow of ocean surface currents over one year. The colors show the average surface temperatures of the water. Play the video and observe the global pattern of water circulation at the ocean surface.
Use the following table to take notes on the patterns you observe.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
Data set: 3/25/2007 to 3/3/2008
(To see a higher-resolution version of this video, click here.)
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