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Equatorial Undercurrent

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005426

A narrow, powerful, eastward-flowing subsurface current found along the equator in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. It flows in the opposite direction to the westward-flowing surface currents. In the Pacific, this current, also known as the Cromwell Current, is centered at a depth of about 100 meters and can reach speeds of 1.5 meters per second.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005426
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationEUC
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005426",
  "term": "Equatorial Undercurrent",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A narrow, powerful, eastward-flowing subsurface current found along the equator in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. It flows in the opposite direction to the westward-flowing surface currents. In the Pacific, this current, also known as the Cromwell Current, is centered at a depth of about 100 meters and can reach speeds of 1.5 meters per second.",
  "abbreviation": "EUC",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/equatorial-undercurrent/"
}

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