WHOI scientist Dennis McGillicuddy used a computer model developed by NOAA scientist Bill Lavelle in a series of experiments that simulated where particles—representing larvae released at a mid-ocean ridge—would end up. In the experiment above, light blue dots represent starting points of particles released 10 meters above the ridge crest, spaced 1 kilometer apart and spanning 20 kilometers across the ridge crest. Dark blue lines indicate their pathways; red dots represent where they ended up 30 days after release. (Courtesy of Dennis McGillicuddy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)[back]
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