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Residual current

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024030

Current movement resulting from asymmetry in tidal flow - notably within a partially enclosed estuary or embayment - that results in characteristic estuarine circulation patterns.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024030
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024030",
  "term": "Residual current",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Residual Current",
  "definition": "Current movement resulting from asymmetry in tidal flow - notably within a partially enclosed estuary or embayment - that results in characteristic estuarine circulation patterns.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/residual-current/"
}

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