Currents in the equatorial oceans | equatorial counter currents and equatorial undercurrents

The equatorial oceans are distinct regions characterized by surface and subsurface currents whose behavior is influenced by surrounding wind and water flows and the absence of Coriolis deflection at low latitudes.
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One of the best explanations. Good work :)

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for my study we get lectures and an exam regarding tides and currents.
I did not understand how it all works, but this playlist really makes it all come together and helps me understand.
It also makes it painfully clear that the lectures i got, where not complete since the origin of coriolis effect, rossby waves and the ekman theory were not included or merely skimmed over.
Thank you!

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[@himanshu20111999]

what changes happen to equatorial undercurrent due monsoon in Indian ocean ?

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Awesome explanation

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[@ParkChangHyoun]

Can I ask you a question? I am learning about ENSO now. If the speed of the eqautorical count current(eastward) is mainly determined by the prevailing winds(westward), how come the cold water upwelling in the west coast of Peru still persist in the La Nina period? I thnk the higher prevailing trade wind speed, the higher ECC wind speed. I think the ECC can resist the cold upwelling around Peru coast, so there would be no strong cold SST during La Nina.

[@catherinereginahill5110]

I have a question. I read in an Oceanography lab manual that the counter-currents flow fastest during the Equinoxes. Why would that be? Is is just a matter of more direct energy being added to the system by the sun?

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[@Wakobear.]

Was this current used for navigation?
The manilla galleons used the north Pacific current to reach the Americas, why not use the equatorial current?

[@greyfireholidays]

So final answer is convergence of two equatorial currents ?

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