Caltech Researchers Believe Tiny Sea Animals Are Big Drivers Of Ocean Currents

Meera Dolasia
2014-10-18T09:20:48-07:00

The fact that ocean currents, which move the waters and help mix-up varying temperatures, salinity and nutrients, are caused by tides and winds is a well-documented fact. Now some researchers from the California Institute of Technology believe that the zillions of small marine animals that live deep inside our oceans also play a big role in the churning of the waters.