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other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > oceanography > Equatorial Undercurrent

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Equatorial Undercurrent  

Definition

  • THE EQUATORIAL UNDERCURRENT (EU) is a strong subsurface equatorial eastward jet, which is situated under the surface of the westward south equatorial current in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. The main EU core (in which velocity exceeds 20 in. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Equatorial Undercurrent]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FH5LHH2C-7

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