Equatorial Undercurrent


Equatorial Undercurrent

[‚e·kwə′tȯr·ē·əl ′ən·dər‚kə·rənt] (oceanography) A subsurface current flowing from west to east in the Indian Ocean near the 450-foot (150-meter) depth at the equator during the time of the Northeast Monsoon. A permanent subsurface current in the equatorial region of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.