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Gulf Stream currents
Gulf Stream currents derived from the ECCO-2 computational model. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.
Gulf Stream currents
Gulf Stream currents derived from the ECCO-2 computational model. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.

Wind and Ocean Circulation

[01-Oct-2013] Still image layer rendered for the Dynamic Earth planetarium movie poster illustrating the Gulf Stream flowing from the U.S. East Coast into the North Atlantic. The currents shown in this image were derived from the ECCO-2 computational model of the oceans and ice.
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