North Equatorial Current (regional)

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Pacific Ocean current ocean current

The North Equatorial Current (regional) is a major westward-flowing ocean current in the Pacific that influences circulation, climate, and deep-sea conditions around features such as the Mariana Trench.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
North Equatorial Current 12

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific Ocean current ⓘ
ocean current ⓘ
affects distribution of dissolved oxygen in upper ocean layers near the Mariana Trench ⓘ
exchange between open-ocean and trench environments ⓘ
heat transport in the western Pacific ⓘ
nutrient distribution in the western Pacific ⓘ
transport of particulate organic matter toward deep trenches ⓘ
water mass distribution near the Mariana Trench ⓘ
associatedWith Mariana Trench ⓘ
drivenBy large-scale wind stress in the Pacific ⓘ
trade winds ⓘ
flowDirection westward ⓘ
hasFlowType surface current ⓘ
influences circulation above deep-ocean trenches ⓘ
deep-sea conditions ⓘ
ocean-atmosphere interactions in the western Pacific ⓘ
regional climate ⓘ
regional ocean circulation ⓘ
regional precipitation patterns in the western Pacific ⓘ
sea surface temperature patterns in the western Pacific ⓘ
thermocline structure in the western Pacific ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Pacific subtropical gyre system ⓘ
relatedTo North Equatorial Current (regional) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: North Equatorial Current

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mariana Trench → associatedOceanCurrent → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
Equatorial Countercurrent → boundedBy → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
Antilles Current → connectedTo → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
Equatorial Countercurrent → flowsBetween → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
Philippine Sea gyre → hasComponentCurrent → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
western Pacific Ocean → hasCurrent → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
eastern North Pacific Ocean → hasOceanCurrent → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
North Pacific Gyre → hasPart → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
North Atlantic Equatorial Current → relatedTo → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
North Equatorial Current (regional) → relatedTo → North Equatorial Current (regional) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
North Pacific Current → relatedTo → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
South Equatorial Current → relatedTo → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current
North Atlantic subtropical gyre → southernBoundaryCurrent → North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current