ocean current
continuous flow of ocean water
Labrador Current
cold current in the Atlantic ocean
Transpolar Drift Stream
ocean current
Falkland Current
cold water current that flows northward along the Atlantic coast of Patagonia as far north as the mouth of the Río de la Plata
undertow
subsurface flow of water returning seaward from shore as result of wave action; average under-current which is moving offshore when waves are approaching a shore
North Korea Cold Current
cold water current in the Sea of Japan that flows southward from near Vladivostok along the coast of the Korean Peninsula
East Wind Drift
ocean current that flows counterclockwise from east to west around Antarctica
South-West Madagascar Coastal Current
warm poleward ocean current flowing in the south-west of Madagascar
Atlantic North Equatorial Current
North Equatorial Current in Atlantic Ocean
Madagascar Current
Madagascar current is split into two currents, the North Madagascar Current and the East Madagascar Current
Benguela Current
broad, northward flowing ocean current that forms the eastern portion of the South Atlantic Ocean gyre
North Pacific Current
slow warm water current that flows west-to-east between 30 and 50 degrees north in the Pacific Ocean
California Current
Pacific Ocean current that flows southward along the western coast of North America from southern British Columbia to the southern Baja California Peninsula
East Korea Warm Current
ocean current in the Sea of Japan which branches off from the Tsushima Current at the eastern end of the Korea Strait, and flows north along the southeastern coast of the Korean peninsula
Portugal Current
weak warm water current that flows south-easterly towards the coast of Portugal
boundary current
ocean current with dynamics determined by the presence of a coastline
Mindanao Current
narrow, southward flowing ocean current along the eastward side of the southern Philippines
Kuroshio Current
ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
ocean current that flows clockwise from west to east around Antarctica
Angola Current
temporary ocean surface current. It is an extension of the Guinea Current, flowing near western Africa's coast
upwelling
replacement by deep water moving upwards of surface water driven offshore by wind
Antilles Current
highly variable surface ocean current of warm water that flows northeasterly past the island chain that separates the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
Cromwell current
eastward-flowing subsurface current that extends along the equator in the Pacific Ocean
West Greenland Current
weak cold water current that flows to the north along the west coast of Greenland.
East Madagascar Current
Current that flows southward on the east side of Madagascar and subsequently feeds the Agulhas Current
Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
zonally-integrated component of surface and deep currents in the Atlantic Ocean
North Brazil Current
warm current that is part of the southwestern North Atlantic Gyre which begins by splitting from the Atlantic South Equatorial Current and flows aling the northwest coast of Brazil until it becomes the Guiana Current
Equatorial Stream
a surface stream of the sea on both sides of the Equator
North Equatorial Current
Pacific and Atlantic Ocean current that flows east-to-west between about 10° north and 20° north on the southern side of a clockwise subtropical gyre
North Equatorial Current
Pacific and Atlantic Ocean current that flows east-to-west between about 10° north and 20° north on the southern side of a clockwise subtropical gyre
West Australian Current
ocean current
subsurface currents
oceanic current that runs beneath surface currents
South Equatorial Current
South Equatorial Current developed in oceans
South Equatorial Current
South Equatorial Current developed in oceans
Caribbean Current
warm ocean current that flows northwestward through the Caribbean from the east along the coast of South America into the Gulf of Mexico
Florida Current
thermal ocean current that flows from the Straits of Florida around the Florida Peninsula and along the southeastern coast of the United States before joining the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras
West Spitsbergen Current
warm, salty current that runs poleward just west of Spitsbergen
Guiana current
oceanic current
North Icelandic Jet
deep-reaching current that flows along the continental slope of Iceland
Indian South Equatorial Current
South Equatorial Current that is developed in the Indian Ocean
Gulf Stream
Atlantic ocean current
East Iceland Current
cold water ocean current that forms as a branch of the East Greenland Current
North Atlantic Current
powerful warm western boundary current in the north Atlantic Ocean that extends the Gulf Stream northeastward
Canary Current
wind-driven surface current that is part of the North Atlantic Gyre
rip current
narrow current of water which moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the lines of breaking waves
Kamchatka Current
cold-water current flowing south-westward from the Bering Strait, along the Siberian Pacific coast and the Kamchatka Peninsula
Baffin Island Current
ocean current running south down the western side of Baffin Bay in the Arctic Ocean, along Baffin Island
South Atlantic Current
eastward ocean current, fed by the Brazil Current