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🌊 Wind-Driven Ocean Gyres in 3D: Sverdrup Balance, Western Boundary Current and Heat Transport (Stommel Basin) — 2D Stommel Map and Boundary Current

2D companion of the wind-driven ocean gyre lab: map of the streamfunction, currents and sea-surface temperature, Sverdrup interior balance, western boundary current and heat transport, using the same Stommel solver as the 3D page.

Earth2DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Ocean CurrentsGyresStommelSverdrupThree.js

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install