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North Brazil Current

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007608

A warm, westward-flowing ocean current that originates off the coast of northeastern Brazil, carrying water from the South Equatorial Current. It transports tropical Atlantic waters towards the Caribbean Sea, often forming large eddies that detach and move northwestward. This current is a component of the South Atlantic subtropical gyre.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007608
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-007608",
  "term": "North Brazil Current",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A warm, westward-flowing ocean current that originates off the coast of northeastern Brazil, carrying water from the South Equatorial Current. It transports tropical Atlantic waters towards the Caribbean Sea, often forming large eddies that detach and move northwestward. This current is a component of the South Atlantic subtropical gyre.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/north-brazil-current/"
}

Record 6,613 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.