Initial results of the GOCE satellite mission were presented at the American Geophysical Union ( AGU ) 2010 Fall ( Autumn ) Meeting by Dr. Rory Bingham from Newcastle University , UK . The maps produced from the GOCE data show ocean currents in much finer detail than had been available previously . Even very small details like the Mann Eddy in the North Atlantic were visible in the data , as was the effect of Hurricane Igor in 2010 . Detailed analysis of GOCE 's thruster and accelerometer data serendipitously revealed that it had detected the infrasound waves generated by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake ( whereupon it inadvertently became the first seismograph in orbit )
2011 Tōhoku earthquake
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer