Eddies, food trucks of the ocean

Eddies, food trucks of the ocean

Ocean eddies fed by deepwater upwellings contain essential fats and oils for marine food webs, say German researchers Eddies form in the ocean, when nutrient-rich water welling up from the depths, collides with coastlines — similar to those roiling, swirling currents of water seen in rivers, downstream of rocks. Same idea, bigger scale. Typically, 10-100 km in diameter, ocean eddies are vital to marine ecosystems, as they carry upwelling deep wa…