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New Guinea Coastal Undercurrent

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007529

A subsurface ocean current flowing eastward beneath the westward-flowing New Guinea Coastal Current, along the northern coast of New Guinea. This undercurrent is a component of the complex equatorial current system in the western Pacific. It transports warm, saline water and is influenced by topography and remote forcing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007529
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-007529",
  "term": "New Guinea Coastal Undercurrent",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A subsurface ocean current flowing eastward beneath the westward-flowing New Guinea Coastal Current, along the northern coast of New Guinea. This undercurrent is a component of the complex equatorial current system in the western Pacific. It transports warm, saline water and is influenced by topography and remote forcing.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/new-guinea-coastal-undercurrent/"
}

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