1 Scientists are building computer models of the ocean currents.

2 Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west.

3 But ocean currents, wind and tides stir the waters.

4 The ocean currents flow around these in the same way that winds blow around high and low centres of atmospheric pressure.

5 The tiny young drift on the ocean currents, until a few are lucky enough to land in a suitable place and begin a new life.

6 Factoring in the effects of ocean currents, fickle winds, and errors in judgment, he then determined his longitude.

7 Combining ocean current and heat storage data is key to understanding global climate variations.

8 The models are based on weather, ocean current and spill data from the U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,[] among other sources.

9 Another ocean current flows northeast along the steep continental shelf.

10 Ocean current and waves offer possible use as a source of energy such as hydroelectric power.

11 In the density current field, a strong ocean current flows northeast along the shelf at surface.

12 Schematic diagram of the surface ocean currents around Australia . Ocean current map by Dr George Creswell.

13 Some believe that it is because of unusually strong cold ocean currents, which improve the chances of penguins surviving the journey.

14 A direct and obvious example is that many marine animals are dispersed around the globe by ocean currents.

15 Larvae may immediately become bottom dwellers or pelagic for a short period to be broadcast over vast distances by ocean currents.

16 No more than 0.1% drives the wind, waves and ocean currents and a minute 0.03% is consumed in photosynthesis.

17 The results showed that the distribution of Trichodesmium erythraeum had relationship with the infall of Kuroshio current, and its distribution was affected by water mass and ocean current.

18 The geography distribution of Chondrichthian fishes is influenced by water temperature, water depth and ocean current.

19 Computing and analyzing the reliability of ditch digger under many loads, such as the pull, the drag of ocean current and the edaphic drag.