Initial Findings
Initial results of the GOCE satellite mission were presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2010 Fall Meeting by Dr Rory Bingham from Newcastle University, UK. The maps produced from the GOCE data show ocean currents in much finer detail than previously available. Even very small details like the Mann Eddy in the North Atlantic are visible in the data, as was the effect of Hurricane Igor (2010).
Read more about this topic: Gravity Field And Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer
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