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</html>";s:4:"text";s:20581:"Benguela Current. major currents described for the region. 5. Open-ocean currents set east or west across the ocean basins (e.g., The North Pacific Current or the North and South Equatorial Currents). It ends at the border of Brazil and Guiana, where it is renamed the Guiana Current. The South Equatorial Current occurs in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, and flows east to west between the equator and approximately 20°S. This current is stronger than the north equatorial current. (2002). 6. This water is warmed and is one of the source waters for the South Equatorial Current. West Wind Drift. Its salinity is 35.5-35.7 parts per thousand; its speed is 0.7-0.9 km/hr. . In the Atlantic and Pacific, its axis lies about latitude 7° north and in the Indian, about 7° south. Negative speed values indicate that the current is flowing in the direction of the mean ebb direction (also listed above the time-series plot in figure 3). In January 2008 the speed was re-duced to 0.8 m s -1 and its core shifted north of 5 °N. This current is more constant, stronger and of greater extent than the north equatorial current. After this current and South Equatorial Current flow toward the west, with crosses the 180th meridian, the major part curves in a the weaker, eastward Equatorial Countercurrent flowing counterclockwise direction, entering the Coral Sea, and then between them, as in the Atlantic and Pacific (but somewhat curving more sharply toward the south . Several of these flow at speeds in excess of four knots: the Somali Current off Africa, the Kuroshio Current off Japan, and the Gulf Stream off the eastern U.S. It is fed by the Canary Current and its waters eventually end up in the Gulf Stream system, either via the Antilles current or through . December 2006 the eastward flowing North Equatorial Counter Current (NECC), appearing around 4-6°N, was also strong, with a current speed &gt;1.0 m s-1 and a core located south of 5°N. 3- South Equatorial Current (Warm): Peru Current eventually joins with the South Equatorial Current and completes the circuit. The South Equatorial UnderCurrent (SEUC) is, on the average, an eastward flowing current forced by the trade winds. CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): An upper-ocean vortex associated with tropical instabilities was observed during fall 1990 at 1408W in the shear region between the Pacific South Equatorial Current and the North Equatorial Counter current. In fact, this current is the continuation of the Benguela current. presence of the North Equatorial Current in between 0 and 5 °N. [1] It is predominantly a salt water current, but . East Australia Current. (f) The daily Obviously, what we are concerned most with is the model&#x27;s ability to resolve OISOs . vection by the Equatorial Undercurrent (EUC) and the PV-gradient decrease at the peaks of the South Equatorial Current (SEC). 4- Peruvian Current (Cold): Cold current near . Gyral motion is also absent near the equator.  Generating predictions for an entire year In addition, to being able to view predictions graphically or textually, the application allows you to generate a year of predictions in several . The current flows from south to north. Previous depictions of the Sverdrup circulation near the equator have shown only weak vertically integrated flows; here it is shown that the actual . Under the influence of prevailing trade winds [tropical easterlies], the north equatorial current and the south equatorial current start from the eastern pacific (west coast of Central America) and traverses a distance of 14,500 km moving from east to west. 20 10 -10-20 35 40 45 . with a phase speed of about25 cm s-1 in boreal winter and spring (Fig. The NEC is the broad westward flow that is the southern component of the N. Atlantic subtropical gyre. West Wind Drift. It may be pointed out that besides the above currents; the South Equatorial Current and the Equatorial Counter Current of this part of the Pacific Ocean have already been discussed in the beginning of the Currents of the Pacific Ocean&quot;. It is predominantly a salt water current, but it . Canaries Current. Typical speed for deep ocean current: 0.03-0.06 km/hour. At Brazil, some of it goes north and some goes south. The return flow is through subsurface currents (discussed later). The East Madagascar Current, which is a swift and narrow current, has all the characteristics of a western boundary current (LuIJEItARMS et al., 1981). It is predominantly controlled by the winds. North Atlantic Drift (a relatively warm current in the area close to North-west Europe). The current&#x27;s direction and speed depend on the shoreline and the ocean floor. equatorial tidal currents In general, the core speed of the Equatorial Undercurrent (EUC) shows a decreasing trend during this time interval. In the South Atlantic, there are some key locations where very important of such processes occur, and need to be monitored. Humboldt or Peruvian Current. Ocean currents are primarily horizontal water . Its eastward flow is mainly confined above the main thermocline (∼200 m) with a mean speed of several cm s −1 (see Figures 1a and 1b).Embedded in the stronger and broader westward South Equatorial Current (SEC), the existence of the mean SECC can be understood as a . Mozambique Current. When a surface current collides with land, the current must change direction. It starts off the west coast of Africa, south of the Gulf of Guinea, and flows in a generally westerly direction at an average speed of about 0.6 knot. Countercurrent Gulf Stream Kuroshio Labrador North Atlantic North Equatorial North Pacific Norwegian Oyashio Peru South Atlantic South Indian South Pacific South Equatorial West Wind Drift Western Australia. Synonyms for equatorial current in Free Thesaurus. 7. Antarctic Bottom Water takes some 250-1000 years to travel to North Atlantic and Pacific. Figure 1, a schematic map of the various currents, actually depicts condi-tions between July and September when the south-east trades are particularly intense and . Fig. South Equatorial Current. Not all of the equatorial water that is moved westward by the trade winds and . Finally, the currents making up the Indian gyre are the ACC, the West Australia Current, the South Equatorial Current, and the Agulhas Current. 2. CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): The Sverdrup circulation in the tropical Pacific is constructed from satellite scatterometer winds, compared with measured ocean currents, and diagnosed in an ocean GCM. Near the end of the record the core speed was only about 50 cm s21. Characteristically, equatorial-current systems consist of two westward-flowing currents approximately 600 miles (1,000 km) wide (North and South equatorial currents) separated by an eastward-flowing countercurrent only 300 miles (480 km) wide. The current&#x27;s direction and speed depend on the shoreline and the ocean floor. equatorial tidal currents 10. (Figure from Oceanography by Tom Garrison) 12 ESS5 Warm. Brazilian Current. Warm. Cold Currents flowing from the polar regions. The North and South Pacific Equatorial currents and the Pacific Equatorial Countercurrent usually move slowly but steadily as depicted on the pilot charts. West Wind Drift. Depth contours, shoreline configurations, and interactions with other currents influence a current&#x27;s direction and strength. 4. It may be pointed out that besides the above currents; the South Equatorial Current and the Equatorial Counter Current of this part of the Pacific Ocean have already been discussed in the beginning of the Currents of the Pacific Ocean&quot;. The direction of the south equatorial current is east to west. a warm surface current that flows east to west in the southern tropical latitudes of the world ocean. This Peruvian or Humboldt Current, which once past 30º latitude, picks up momentum and sweeps along at a considerable speed, continues up the shoreline of Peru then is shoved outward by the extension of land in a great sweep due west and into the South Equatorial Current. ; From Tasmania, it flows as the cold South Pacific Current from west to east and crosses the Pacific Ocean along with the West Wind Drift. 7. In the tropics of the southern hemisphere, the West Australian Current becomes the South Equatorial Current. The Canary Current is a wind-driven surface current that is part of the North Atlantic Gyre. Within the Southern Hemisphere, the SEC is the Westward limb of the very large-scale . This current is known as the counter-equatorial current. East Australia Current. 14.3. The North Brazil Current (NBC) is a warm water ocean current that is part of the southwestern North Atlantic Gyre.It begins when the westward moving Atlantic South Equatorial Current splits in half and flows northwestward, following the coastline of north Brazil.It ends at the border of Brazil and Guiana, where it is renamed the Guiana Current. North Equatorial Current, and to its south, the South Equatorial Current. Cold. The Atlantic South Equatorial Current travels westward along the equator until it reaches South America. From an analysis of seasonal and interannual datasets. South Equatorial Current. East Australian Current. 8. Agulhas Current, 3. They can flow . Its flow is maximum in boreal fall (September to early October) and minimum in boreal spring (April-early June) around 30°W. 5. The NRL model run shows the current developing about To the south, the South Equatorial Current and the Equatorial Counter Current keeps the same structure as in February. . The latter current is par-ticularly intense at the equator, where it can attain speeds in excess of 1ms 1. The Benguela Current is the eastern boundary current of the South Atlantic subtropical gyre. Equatorial Currents System Every ocean, except the Arctic Ocean, has a North Equatorial Current, a South Equatorial Current and an Equatorial Counter Current. 1. The South Equatorial Current originates as a result of the action of the trade winds. The South Equatorial Current is a significant Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean current that flows east-to-west between the equator and about 20 degrees south. Pacific Ocean Currents. The uncertainties are composed of the seasonal variations of p CO2 w (28%), wind speed variability (28%), and the wind-speed dependence of gas exchange (44%). 1b, and 1c, respectively. In the Atlantic and Pacific, its axis lies about latitude 7° north and in the Indian, about 7° south. 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