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The set of the North Equatorial Countercurrent is generally in which direction?

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The set of the North Equatorial Countercurrent is generally in which direction?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Major Atlantic and Pacific surface currents and how they circulate around the subtropical gyres • Difference between the North Equatorial Current and the North Equatorial Countercurrent • General pattern of trade winds and how they drive surface currents near the equator

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• Think about which way the trade winds blow just north of the equator and what kind of current they normally create • If the North Equatorial Current flows generally westward, what direction would a countercurrent have to flow? • Picture the belt of water between about 3°N and 10°N latitude: how does water move there compared to the current just to the north of it?

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• Be clear on the word countercurrent – it flows opposite to the main current nearby • Recall that most equatorial currents on either side of the equator are driven westward by the trades • Verify on a standard ocean current chart which way the North Equatorial Countercurrent arrow points across the Atlantic/Pacific

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The set of the North Equatorial Countercurrent is generally in which direction?

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a07d

The set of the North Equatorial Countercurrent is generally in which direction?

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The set of the North Equatorial Countercurrent is generally in which direction?

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