Definition of "gyres" [gyres]

• Plural form of gyre. (noun)

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• "The occurrence and intensity of overturning is sensitive to the density of water at the surface in these convective gyres, which is in turn sensitive to the outflow of low-salinity water from the Arctic."
• "Plastic accumulated in regions called gyres, where currents circle and push water toward the center, trapping the floating bits."
• "Massive Gyres Offer New Insights into the Ocean's Influence on Marine Life & World's Climate New studies of the Southern Ocean are revealing previously unknown features of giant spinning eddies massive swirling structures - the largest are known as gyres - can be thousands of kilometers across and can extend down as deep as 500 meters or more, have a profound influence on marine life and on the world's climate."