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ocean currents

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  • currents

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  • ocean currents

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  • Definition
    • Broadly, currents in the ocean - tidal or nontidal, permanent or seasonal, horizontal or vertical - characterized by regularity, either as a continuous streams flowing along a definable path, or less commonly of a cyclic nature. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
  
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