equatorial currents

equatorial currents
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  • Equatorial Current — 1. See North Equatorial Current. 2. See South Equatorial Current. * * * ▪ oceanography       ocean current flowing westward near the equator, predominantly controlled by the winds. Characteristically, equatorial current systems consist of two… …   Universalium

  • Equatorial Counter Current — The Equatorial Counter Current is a significant ocean current in the Pacific and Indian oceans that flows west to east at approximately five degrees north. The Counter Currents result from balancing the westward flow of water in each ocean by the …   Wikipedia

  • Equatorial Countercurrent — an ocean current that flows E between the west flowing equatorial currents. Also called Cromwell Current. * * * ▪ ocean current       current phenomenon noted near the equator, an eastward flow of oceanic water in opposition to and flanked by the …   Universalium

  • Equatorial Countercurrent — an ocean current that flows E between the west flowing equatorial currents. Also called Cromwell Current …   Useful english dictionary

  • equatorial current — 1) ocean currents flowing westerly near the equator. There are two in each of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, one north of the equator (the North Equatorial Current) and one south (the South Equatorial Current) separated by the easterly flowing… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • equatorial current — noun any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator • Hypernyms: ↑ocean current • Hyponyms: ↑North Equatorial Current, ↑South Equatorial Current * * * noun 1. : an ocean current flowing westward just north or just south of the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • North Equatorial Current — The North Equatorial Current is a significant Pacific and Atlantic Ocean current that flows east to west between about 10° north and 20° north. It is the southern side of a clockwise subtropical gyre. Despite its name, the North Equatorial… …   Wikipedia

  • Ocean current — This article is about ocean currents. For other uses, see Current (disambiguation). The ocean currents. Distinctive white lines trace the flow of surface currents around the world. An ocean cur …   Wikipedia

  • Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… …   Universalium

  • Pacific Ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 ft. (10,800… …   Universalium

  • ocean current — Horizontal and vertical circulation system of ocean waters, produced by gravity, wind friction, and water density variation. Coriolis forces cause ocean currents to move clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern… …   Universalium


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