Current: The volume or quantum of the flow of electrons through a conductor, as opposed to voltage, which is the measure of the intensity or velocity of the electrical flow.

 

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Current: The volume or quantum of the flow of electrons through a conductor, as opposed to voltage, which is the measure of the intensity or velocity of the electrical flow.

Countercurrent: A current usually setting in a direc tion opposite to that of a main current. See Equatorial Countercurrent.

Upwelling Current: The upward movement of cold bottom water in the sea, which occurs when wind or currents displace the lighter surface water.

Turbidity Current: A mixture of sediment particles and water that flows down the continental slope. These high density currents can reach great speeds and generally erode loose sediments from the seafloor beneath them.

Corrected Current: A relatively short series of cur-rent observations from a subordinate station to which a factor is applied to adjust the current to a more representative value based on a relatively long ser . . . View Full Definition

Current Constants: Tidal current relations that re-main practically constant for any particular locality. Current constants are classified as harmonic and non-harmonic. The harmonic constants consist of the am . . . View Full Definition

Control Current Station: A current station at which continuous velocity observations have been made over a minimum period of 29 days. Its purpose is to provide data for computing accepted values of the harmonic and . . . View Full Definition

Brazil Current: A South Atlantic Ocean current setting southwestward along the central coast of South America.

California Current: A North Pacific Ocean current setting southeastward along the west coast of the United States and Baja California.

Canary Current: A North Atlantic Ocean current setting southward off the west coast of Portugal and along the northwest coast of Africa.