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单词 south equatorial current
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South Equatorial Current


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Noun1.South Equatorial Current - an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equatorequatorial current - any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator

South Equatorial Current


South Equatorial Current

[′sau̇th ‚ek·wə′tȯr·ē·əl ′kə·rənt] (oceanography) Any of several ocean currents, flowing westward, driven by the southeast trade winds blowing over the tropical oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and extending slightly north of the equator. Also known as Equatorial Current.

South Equatorial Current

 

a warm surface current that flows east to west in the southern tropical latitudes of the world ocean. The South Equatorial Current originates as a result of the action of the trade winds. In the Pacific Ocean it is a continuation of the Peru (Humboldt) Current; in the Atlantic Ocean, of the Benguela Current; and in the Indian Ocean, of the West Australian Current. As these currents approach the equator and are deflected to the west, they become the South Equatorial Current.

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South Equatorial Current


Related to South Equatorial Current: North Equatorial Current, Pacific Equatorial Countercurrent
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noun an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator

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