Equatorial current, ocean current flowing westward near the equator, predominantly controlled by the winds. Characteristically, equatorial-current systems consist of two westward-flowing currents approximately 600 miles (1,000 km) wide (North and South equatorial currents) separated by an

The North Equatorial Current (NEC) is a westward wind-driven current mostly located near the equator, but the location varies from different oceans. The NEC in the Pacific and the Atlantic is about 5°-20°N, while the NEC in the Indian Ocean is very close to the equator.

The Equatorial Counter Current is an eastward flowing, wind-driven current which extends to depths of 100–150 metres (330–490 ft) in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

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The Equatorial Counter Current is the eastward flowing, and the wind-driven current that extends to the depths of 100 to 150m in the Atlantic, Indian, and in Pacific Oceans. Commonly the North Equatorial Countercurrent (abbreviated as NECC), here the current flows from west to east at around about 3-10°N in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian and in ...

Equatorial countercurrent, current phenomenon noted near the equator, an eastward flow of oceanic water in opposition to and flanked by the westward equatorial currents of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.

Equatorial Countercurrent unites with the North Equatorial Current at a point west of the Equatorial Countercurrent. A large part of the combined current flows through various passages between the Windward Islands and into the Caribbean Sea. It sets toward the west, and then somewhat north of west, finally arriving off the Yucatan peninsula ...

The system of ocean currents found in the upper Atlantic and Pacific Oceans between 20°S and 20°N. Its major components are the westward flowing North and South Equatorial Currents ( NEC and SEC ), which occupy most of the region.

May 8, 2018 · Equatorial Current An oceanic current which flows in an east-west direction in the equatorial regions of all the oceans. The broad (1000–5000 km) westward-flowing currents (North and South Equatorial Currents) are separated by a comparatively narrow eastward-flowing countercurrent (the Equatorial Counter-current).

Nov 11, 2024 · Surface temperature in the east is a balance among four processes: The strength of the upwelling, which is determined by the westward component of the wind. The speed of westward currents which carry cold water from the coast of Peru and Ecuador. North-south mixing with warmer waters on either side of the equator.