This and other gyres cover about twenty-five percent of the earth's surface.

太平洋和其覆盖了地球表面约百分之二十五的面积。

And that could cause, potentially, that overturning circulation to change or maybe even to stop.

这可能会导致翻转改变甚至停止。

Plastic waste sits in places like the North Pacific gyre.

塑料垃圾堆积在北太平洋等地方。

The discovery of ocean gyres will revolutionize seafaring.

海洋的发现将彻底改变海上航行。

The garbage is drawn together in circular ocean flows called gyres.

垃圾被聚集在被称为的形洋中。

A gyre is a big whirlpool that traps and moves the plastic in circles.

是指让垃圾被困后呈形运动的大漩涡。

Since this time, Charles has visited the North Pacific gyre many times.

从那时起，查尔斯已经多次去北太平洋。

" We're seeing a shift in circulation patterns both in the ocean and the atmosphere, " she added.

我们看到海洋和大气的模式正在发生变化。"

It's called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC for short.

这个系统被称为 “大西洋经向翻转”，或缩写为 “AMOC”。

Light beacons will alert the two dozen ships which cross the gyre each week to its presence.

灯光信标将提醒每周经过该的20艘船只，该设备的存在。

Altogether, the currents studied by the scientists are known as the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or AMOC.

科家们研究的洋被称为大西洋经向翻转（AMOC）。

Finding waste is nothing new in the North Pacific gyre.

在北太平洋地区发现垃圾并不是什么新鲜事。

After a time, much of it goes to areas like the North Pacific gyre.

过了一段时间，其中大部分都会向像北太平洋这样的地区。

It's a combination boost of changes in ocean circulation, land ice dynamic and land subsidence caused by human activity.

这是类活动引起的海洋、陆冰动力和地面沉降变化的综合结果。

This section of the great ocean conveyor is called the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation — or AMOC.

大洋输送带的这一部分被称为大西洋经向翻转——或者叫 AMOC。

Dr Ryan's particular interest was where all the litter came from before it was swept into the gyre.

让瑞恩特别感兴趣的是，在被卷入圈前，所有这些垃圾都是来自何处。

In the past, natural wastes in the gyre have biodegraded.

在过去，中的天然垃圾已经被生物降解。

This usually happens away from the intense effects of the jet streams – strong wind paths that circle the planet.

通常发生在远离高空急，即地球的切变影响。

This area is part of the North Pacific gyre.

这一区域是北太平洋的一部分。

This giant atmospheric conveyor belt, officially called a Hadley cell, brings us both tropical rainforests and deserts.

这个巨大的大气传送带，官方称为哈德里圈，它既给我们带来了热带雨林，也带来了沙漠。