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North Equatorial Current

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: North Equatorial Current
(′nörth ′ē·kwə′tör·ē·əl ′kə·rənt)

(oceanography) Westward ocean currents driven by the northeast trade winds blowing over tropical oceans of the Northern Hemisphere. Also known as Equatorial Current.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator


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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 Current is not connected to the equator. In both oceans, it is separated from the equatorial circulation by the Equatorial Countercurrent (also known as the North Equatorial Countercurrent), which flows eastward. The westward surface flow at the equator in both oceans is part of the South Equatorial Current.


 
 

 

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