Water Current

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030032",
  "term": "Water Current",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. That portion of a stream of water which is moving with a velocity much greater than the average or in which the progress of the water is principally concentrated.\n\n2. Water that is undergoing coherent mass movement, either as laminar or turbulent flow, relative to surrounding waters and fixed structural, landform or geologic features. A directional, coherently flowing water mass.... However, all currents have features in common: the advective movement and transport of water, constituents (such as particulates and dissolved compounds), qualities (such as temperature and salinity) and biota (such as plankton, nekton, and megafauna).",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/water-current/"
}