North Atlantic Equatorial Current

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Atlantic Ocean current ocean current surface current

The North Atlantic Equatorial Current is a major westward-flowing ocean current in the tropical North Atlantic that helps shape regional circulation patterns and the boundaries of nearby seas.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Caribbean Current	1
North Equatorial Current	1

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Atlantic Ocean current ⓘ ocean current ⓘ surface current ⓘ
affects	distribution of salinity in the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ heat transport in the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ marine ecosystems in the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ regional climate in the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ
basin	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
currentType	geostrophic current ⓘ wind-driven current ⓘ
drivenBy	Earth rotation ⓘ large-scale wind stress on the ocean surface ⓘ trade winds ⓘ
flowDirection	westward ⓘ
helpsDefine	boundaries of nearby seas in the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ
helpsShape	large-scale gyre circulation in the North Atlantic ⓘ patterns of sea surface temperature in the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ
hemisphere	Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
influences	connectivity between different marine regions in the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ position of oceanic fronts in the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ regional circulation patterns in the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ
location	tropical Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: tropical North Atlantic Ocean
ocean	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Ocean circulation ⓘ tropical Atlantic circulation ⓘ
relatedTo	North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ surface form: North Equatorial Current
role	contributes to westward transport of surface waters across the tropical North Atlantic ⓘ major component of the tropical North Atlantic circulation system ⓘ
waterType	warm surface water ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Sargasso Sea → borderedBy → North Atlantic Equatorial Current ⓘ

North Atlantic subtropical gyre → boundedByCurrent → North Atlantic Equatorial Current ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Equatorial Current

Antilles Current → connectedTo → North Atlantic Equatorial Current ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caribbean Current