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North Equatorial Current

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007610

A broad, westward-flowing ocean current found in the tropical North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, driven primarily by the trade winds. It transports warm surface waters across the ocean basins, eventually feeding into western boundary currents like the Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio Current. This current is a major component of the subtropical gyres.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007610
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationNEC
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-007610",
  "term": "North Equatorial Current",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A broad, westward-flowing ocean current found in the tropical North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, driven primarily by the trade winds. It transports warm surface waters across the ocean basins, eventually feeding into western boundary currents like the Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio Current. This current is a major component of the subtropical gyres.",
  "abbreviation": "NEC",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/north-equatorial-current/"
}

Record 6,615 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.