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Cross-section release: 
Simulated particle trajectories for a one-month period from 
September 1, 1999 to October 1, 1999 presented in plan view 
and in three dimensions.  Four sets of passive particles 
were released at depths of 10, 125, 175, and 225m above the 
depth of the ridge crest.  Horizontal spacing of the release 
points was 1km, spanning 20km in the cross-ridge direction.  
Release locations are indicated by light-blue dots.
 
http://science.whoi.edu/users/mcgillic/papers/epr2d/movies/cross_section_release/  
 


Time-dependent release: 
Trajectories in the x-y and x-z planes for particles released 
at 10, 125, 175, and 225mab on the ridge crest from September 1-30, 
1999.  Particles are released at each depth at every time step, 
so that the total number of particles at each depth is 720.  
Particles appear as green dots during the thirty days of their 
larval life span, after which they stop and turn red.

http://science.whoi.edu/users/mcgillic/papers/epr2d/movies/time_dependent_release/