ESS5
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Major Current Names
qWestern Boundary Current
Gulf Stream (in the North Atlantic)
Kuroshio Current (in the
North Pacific)
Brazil Current (in the South Atlantic)
Eastern Australian Current (in the South Pacific)
Agulhas Current (in the Indian Ocean)
qEastern Boundary Current
Canary Current (in the North Atlantic)
California Current (in
the North Pacific)
Benguela Current (in the South Atlantic)
Peru Current (in the South Pacific)
Western Australian Current (in the Indian Ocean)
qTrade Wind-Driven
Current
North
Equatorial Current
South Equatorial Current
qWesterly-Driven Current
North
Atlantic Current (in the North Atlantic)
North Pacific Current (in the North
Pacific)
