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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Gyres Gyres The term 'Gyres' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' Major circular flow patterns in the oceans. The wind-driven eastward- and westward-flowing equatorial currents are blocked by the continents and rotate slowly in a clockwise direction in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in a counter-clockwise direction in the South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Indian Oceans'. The term 'Gyres' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' Oceanic current systems of planetary scale driven by the global wind system'. Previous 5 Terms: gymnophobia gymnure gynaecology gypsiferous Gypsum Next 5 Terms: gyrograph gyrostatics H H II region H0 About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.