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Current Meander

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007124

A current that deviates from a straight line flow, which is often the result of incursion by lateral currents or the presence of a physical or density barrier. Meanders can pinch off from the main current flow and form rings.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007124
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007124",
  "term": "Current Meander",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A current that deviates from a straight line flow, which is often the result of incursion by lateral currents or the presence of a physical or density barrier. Meanders can pinch off from the main current flow and form rings.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/current-meander/"
}

Record 7,124 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.