Detecting bifurcations by data visualization method can probe into the structural instability in ocean flow directly, and thus helps reveal unsteady processes in the system.

通过数据可视化的方法检出分岔现象可以直接检视大洋流场中的不稳定结构，揭示系统的失稳过程。

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While previously the gap between the continents had allowed a free flow of water, now the isthmus presented a barrier that divided the Atlantic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean.

以前，大陆之间的鸿沟允许水自由流动；而现在地峡形成了一道屏障，把大西洋和太平洋分隔开来。

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The formation of the isthmus had important consequences for global patterns of ocean water flow.

地峡的形成对全球洋流格局产生了重要的影响。

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Rivers on the east side of the Potomac Highlands flow into the Potomac River and continue on toward the Atlantic Ocean.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

When rivers flood in South America, small pieces of land flow into the ocean.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

The Okefenokee seems primeval. It was formed when waters from an ancient ocean receded and a mammoth sandbar blocked most of the water flow to the sea.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

Ocean current: flow of water in a given direction in the ocean.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

BP, which had been leasing the rig from Transocean, says the safety device that was supposed to cut oil flow on the ocean floor in the event of a well blowout did not perform its function.

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Transocean ( RIG - news - people ), says the safety device that was supposed to cut oil flow on the ocean floor in the event of a well blowout did not perform its function.

FORBES: The Gulf Oil Leak