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Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.

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equatorial undercurrent
Earth science; Oceanography

An ocean current flowing eastward (counter to and between the westward-flowing north equatorial current and south equatorial current ) through all the oceans. In the Atlantic ...

Kuroshio current
Earth science; Oceanography

An ocean current flowing northeastward from Formosa to Riukiu and then close to the coast of Japan as far as latitude 35 degrees; part of the Kuroshio system . It is a ...

Guiana current
Earth science; Oceanography

An ocean current flowing northwestward along the northern coast of South America (the Guianas). The Guiana current is an extension of the south equatorial current (flowing west ...

East Greenland current
Earth science; Oceanography

An ocean current flowing south along the east coast of Greenland, carrying water of low salinity and low temperature. The east Greenland current is joined by most of the water of ...

Somali current
Earth science; Oceanography

An ocean current flowing southwestward along the coast of Somaliland (East Africa) as a continuation of the north equatorial current . In summer (Northern Hemisphere), when the ...

caribbean current
Earth science; Oceanography

An ocean current flowing westward through the Caribbean Sea. It is formed by the commingling of part of the waters of the north equatorial current with those of the Guiana ...

Labrador current
Earth science; Oceanography

An ocean current that flows southward from Baffin Bay, through the Davis Strait, thence southeastward past Labrador and Newfoundland. East of the Grand Banks, the Labrador ...

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