Investigators have been trying to find the missing flight by analysing debris washed ashore (Image: GETTY and ITV)
Search teams have been combing the Indian Ocean for five years trying to find the exact location of the Boeing 777. British, German and French scientists have said that future searches should take into account the complicated movement of ocean drifts. The team of scientists have highlighted the importance of the so-called "Stokes drift" in calculating how debris from the aircraft drifted before making landfall.
Lead investigator Dr Jonathan Durgadoo said ignoring Stokes drifts in the simulation can lead to major errors, as seen in the MH370 incident.
He said: "For any application where surface drift is studied, Stokes drift should be included to provide more precise tracking results."
At least nine items belonging to the Boeing 777 aircraft with 239 people onboard that disappeared from radar in March 2014 washed up along the western coasts of the Indian Ocean.
Since then experts have been trying to calculate the route the debris took and backtrack it to a possible crash site.
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Scientists said it's important to consider how debris from the aircraft drifted before making
