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Boundary Current , boundary current The northward- or southward-directed ocean-water current which flows parallel and close to a continental margin. Such currents are c… Rip Current , Rip current
A rip current is a narrow, river-like channel of water moving away from the surf (breaking) zone and back toward sea. Rip currents can tr… Alaska North Slope , Alaska Current An oceanic water boundary current produced by the deflection of the North Pacific Current by the North American continent. It flows in… Turbidity Current , turbidity current A variety of density current that flows as a result of a density difference created by dispersed sediment within the body of the cu… Density Current , density current Current that is produced by differences in density. Where a flow of sea water has a greater density than that surrounding it, the mor… Direct Current , di·rect cur·rent (abbr.: DC) • n. an electric current flowing in one direction only. Compare with alternating current.
direct current A unidirectiona…
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