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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 the equator and 10° north. It's caused by the rotation of the Earth towards the east, the resulting westerly current brought about by the relative motion of the water with respect to the earth. The North Equatorial Current travels in a westerly direction above the South Pacific Gyre. Its relative to location to Australia is southeast.


 
 

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