South Equatorial Current

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geophysical phenomenon ocean current surface current

The South Equatorial Current is a major westward-flowing ocean current in the tropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans that plays a key role in global heat transport and climate patterns.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
South Equatorial Current canonical	31
South Equatorial Current (Atlantic Ocean)	1
South Equatorial Current (Indian Ocean)	1
South Equatorial Current (Pacific Ocean)	1
South Equatorial Current northern branch	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geophysical phenomenon ⓘ ocean current ⓘ ocean current ⓘ ocean current ⓘ ocean current ⓘ surface current ⓘ
affects	marine ecosystems ⓘ nutrient distribution ⓘ primary productivity ⓘ
associatedWith	equatorial upwelling ⓘ thermocline structure ⓘ
boundedBy	Equator ⓘ subtropical gyres ⓘ
contributesTo	interhemispheric heat exchange ⓘ tropical ocean-atmosphere coupling ⓘ
drivenBy	northeast trade winds ⓘ southeast trade winds ⓘ trade winds ⓘ
flowsDirection	westward ⓘ
flowsTowards	Benguela Current ⓘ Brazil Current ⓘ East African Coastal Current ⓘ East Australian Current ⓘ Madagascar Current ⓘ New Guinea Coastal Undercurrent ⓘ North Brazil Current ⓘ
governedBy	Coriolis effect ⓘ wind stress ⓘ
hasComponent	South Equatorial Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: South Equatorial Current (Atlantic Ocean) South Equatorial Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: South Equatorial Current (Indian Ocean) South Equatorial Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: South Equatorial Current (Pacific Ocean)
influences	climate patterns ⓘ global heat transport ⓘ sea surface temperature distribution ⓘ tropical climate variability ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: tropical Atlantic Ocean tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ tropical Pacific Ocean ⓘ
originatesNear	eastern tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ equatorial eastern Atlantic ⓘ equatorial eastern Pacific ⓘ
partOf	global ocean circulation ⓘ wind-driven circulation ⓘ
relatedTo	Equatorial Countercurrent ⓘ North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ surface form: North Equatorial Current

Referenced by (35)

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

Benguela Current → connectedTo → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Brazil Current → originatesFrom → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Brazil Current → branchesFrom → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Indian Ocean → hasMajorCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

South Pacific Gyre → boundedBy → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

South Equatorial Current → hasComponent → South Equatorial Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Equatorial Current (Atlantic Ocean)

South Equatorial Current → hasComponent → South Equatorial Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Equatorial Current (Pacific Ocean)

South Equatorial Current → hasComponent → South Equatorial Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Equatorial Current (Indian Ocean)

South Atlantic subtropical gyre → boundedByCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Angola Current → relatedTo → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

western Pacific Ocean → hasCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

southwest Pacific Ocean → influencedBy → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Equatorial Countercurrent → flowsBetween → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Equatorial Countercurrent → boundedBy → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Somali Current → connectedTo → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → boundedBy → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → northernBoundaryCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

West Australian Current → connectedTo → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

South Pacific Ocean → traversedBy → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

eastern Pacific Ocean → hasMajorCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Mascarene Islands → oceanCurrentInfluence → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Fernando de Noronha Archipelago → oceanCurrentInfluence → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

New Guinea Coastal Undercurrent → waterMassSource → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

South Atlantic → hasMajorCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

North Brazil Current → originatesFrom → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

North Brazil Current → fedBy → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Equatorial Current northern branch

Madagascar Current → connectedTo → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

East African Coastal Current → connectedTo → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

eastern Atlantic Ocean → hasMajorCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Southwest Indian Ocean → hasOceanCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Indian Ocean circulation → component → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

equatorial Atlantic Ocean → hasCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

eastern central Atlantic Ocean → influencedByCurrent → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Mozambique Current → connectedTo → South Equatorial Current ⓘ

tropical Indian Ocean → contains → South Equatorial Current ⓘ