North Equatorial Current

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.

See also

• Ocean current
• Oceanic gyres
• Physical oceanography

This article about a specific ocean current is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Marine geography stubs Ocean currents Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Istana Bogor Diadectes Look at other dictionaries: North Equatorial Current — noun an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator • Hypernyms: ↑equatorial current …   Useful english dictionary North Equatorial Current — a westward flowing ocean current occurring N of the equator in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. * * * …   Universalium Equatorial Current — can refer to: *Equatorial Counter Current *North Equatorial Current *South Equatorial Current …   Wikipedia North Brazil Current — North Brazil Currents is a term of the complexion of Atlantic Southern equatorial current and the Atlantic equatorial counter current, Guinea current. These stream in opposite directions, and fluctuate in their strength, thus making it very… …   Wikipedia Equatorial Current — 1. See North Equatorial Current. 2. See South Equatorial Current. * * * ▪ oceanography       ocean current flowing westward near the equator, predominantly controlled by the winds. Characteristically, equatorial current systems consist of two… …   Universalium equatorial current — noun any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator • Hypernyms: ↑ocean current • Hyponyms: ↑North Equatorial Current, ↑South Equatorial Current * * * noun 1. : an ocean current flowing westward just north or just south of the… …   Useful english dictionary equatorial current — 1) ocean currents flowing westerly near the equator. There are two in each of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, one north of the equator (the North Equatorial Current) and one south (the South Equatorial Current) separated by the easterly flowing… …   Dictionary of ichthyology North Pacific Current — The North Pacific Current. The North Pacific Current (sometimes referred to as the North Pacific Drift) is a slow warm water current that flows west to east between 40 and 50 degrees north in the Pacific Ocean. The current forms the southern part …   Wikipedia North Atlantic Current — Schematic of the world s ocean currents. The North Atlantic Current (also known as North Atlantic Drift and North Atlantic Sea Movement) is a powerful warm ocean current that continues the Gulf Stream northeast. West of Ireland it splits in two;… …   Wikipedia South Equatorial Current — 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. In the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, it extends across the equator to about 5 degrees …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2025 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”