Global Surface Kinetic Energy, 2015
Global ocean surface kinetic energy with maximum kinetic energy designated by white with minimum values in black. Color is on a log scale. Observe the prominent jet stream off the eastern coast of the with adjacent eddy rings. In physics, the kinetic energy of an object is the energy that it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity. Having gained this energy during its acceleration, the body maintains this kinetic energy unless its speed changes. The same amount of work is done by the body in decelerating from its current speed to a state of rest. 2015.
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