subsurface current

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• Subsurface currents — are oceanic currents that flow beneath and usually independently of surface currents. Most are very deep, and as such, very little is known about these currents.They include a broad variety of currents, from thermohaline currents to turbidity… …   Wikipedia

• Current sea level rise — This article is about the current and future rise in sea level associated with global warming. For sea level changes in Earth s history, see Sea level#Changes through geologic time. Sea level measurements from 23 long tide gauge records in… …   Wikipedia

• Current (fluid) — A current in a fluid is the magnitude and direction of flow within that fluid. An air current presents the same properties for a gaseous medium. Kinds of fluid currents include. Boundary current Current (stream), a current in a river or stream… …   Wikipedia

• Cromwell Current — Contents 1 Townsend Cromwell 2 Discovery 3 Detailed data 4 …   Wikipedia

• Cromwell current — n. a strong, equatorial, subsurface current flowing east across the Pacific Ocean under the weaker, western flowing equatorial surface currents * * * …   Universalium

• Cromwell current — n. a strong, equatorial, subsurface current flowing east across the Pacific Ocean under the weaker, western flowing equatorial surface currents …   English World dictionary

• Norway Current — ▪ current, North Atlantic Ocean       branch of the North Atlantic Current, sometimes considered a continuation of the Gulf Stream (issuing from the Gulf of Mexico). The Norway Current enters the Norwegian Sea north of Scotland and flows… …   Universalium

• telluric current — ▪ geophysics also called  Earth Current,         natural electric current flowing on and beneath the surface of the Earth and generally following a direction parallel to the Earth s surface. Telluric currents arise from charges moving to attain… …   Universalium

• Rip current — Riptide redirects here. For other uses, see Riptide (disambiguation). Rip current, as seen from above. The beach is visible at the right top …   Wikipedia

• Ocean current — This article is about ocean currents. For other uses, see Current (disambiguation). The ocean currents. Distinctive white lines trace the flow of surface currents around the world. An ocean cur …   Wikipedia

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current — The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is an ocean current that flows from west to east around Antarctica. An alternate name for the ACC is the West Wind Drift. The ACC is the dominant circulation feature of the Southern Ocean. It keeps warm… …   Wikipedia