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What factor determine the location and size and shape and direction of the surface current gyres?
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Four factors that determine the location, size, shape, and direction of a gyre are wind, gravity, Coriolis Effect, and topography.
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What is cuurrent?
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What is suface cuurrent?
Not sure what a suface cuurrent is. In deep water, there often are currents that flow in different directions at different depths. A surface current will flow in one direction, near the surface, while there will be a current flowing in the opposite direction deeper down.
