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🌊 Ocean Microplastics — 2D Gyre Accumulation Map

2D top-down companion of the ocean microplastics sim: 500 particles advected by a steady gyre stream function with RK4, turbulent eddy diffusion, Ekman-style convergence, radial concentration profile and two independent numerical checks.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Ocean Microplastics — 2D Gyre Accumulation Map ↗ Open standalone
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2D top-down companion of the ocean microplastics sim: 500 particles advected by a steady gyre stream function with RK4, turbulent eddy diffusion, Ekman-style convergence, radial concentration profile and two independent numerical checks.

Ocean MicroplasticsOcean GyreTurbulent DiffusionParticle Tracking

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

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