Pathways of seawater carried by the Gulf Stream, based on the ECCO4 estimate

Virtual particles, on a computer, are released near Florida Strait and then move forward following the Ocean flow fields as estimated in the ECCO climatology. Details 10000 particles are initially released, all at time 0, in depth range D particles are released in D = 0-110m , 110-380m, or 380-860m flow fields are three-dimensional, global, and time invariant ocean flow field estimate : ECCO4, release 2, 20-year time mean the duration of each simulation is 10 years particles are gradually, periodically reset to their original positions background map : Blue Marble: Next Generation + Topography and Bathymetry particle tracking software : IndividualDisplacements.jl to compute particle trajectories visualization software (included) : PlottingFunctions.jl created the plots (png) & movies (mp4) in the included graphs, particle colors indicate depth