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COASTAL CURRENT [1 record]

Record 1 1993-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Currents flowing roughly parallel to the shore and constituting a relatively uniform drift in the water just seaward of the surf zone.

OBS

Not to be confused with "littoral current" (see record).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

[Courants] grossièrement parallèles a la côte, [qui] sont relativement uniformes au-delà de la zone de déferlement.

Spanish

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