3-D Model Reveals How Invisible Waves Move Materials within Aquatic Ecosystems (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of Waterloo

3-D Model Reveals How Invisible Waves Move Materials within Aquatic Ecosystems (2 of 2) — Caption

Garbage, nutrients and tiny animals are pushed around, suspended in the world's oceans by waves invisible to the naked eye according to a new 3-D model developed by mathematicians at the University of Waterloo.
The image shows the 3-D model of mode 2 internal waves.

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