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gyre
gyrus.


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By knowing when and where a beachcomber stumbled upon an item, as well as when and where that item had entered the water, scientists can divine information about oceanic swirls of all sizes, from small eddies that spin off the Gulf Stream to looping, sea-spanning currents called gyres.
The signs of human civilization are everywhere in the ocean, and especially in these high-pressured gyres.
For the first time, we see that human-generated aerosols are partly responsible for intensifying features such as larger ocean gyres, causing them to shift southward,' says Dr Cai.
 
 
 
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