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NORTH PACIFIC CURRENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- North Pacific current
1, record 1, English, North%20Pacific%20current
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- North Pacific drift 2, record 1, English, North%20Pacific%20drift
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A slow warm water current that flows west-to-east between 40 and 50 degrees north in the Pacific Ocean. 1, record 1, English, - North%20Pacific%20current
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The North Pacific current [is] sometimes referred to as the North Pacific drift ... The North Pacific current is formed by the collision of the Kuroshio Current, running northward off the coast of Japan, and the Oyashio current, which is a cold subarctic current that flows south and circulates counterclockwise along the western North Pacific Ocean. 1, record 1, English, - North%20Pacific%20current
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courant du Pacifique Nord
1, record 1, French, courant%20du%20Pacifique%20Nord
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dérive nord-pacifique 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9rive%20nord%2Dpacifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le Pacifique boréal, courant zonal portant vers l'est, entre 35° et 50° de latitude Nord. 3, record 1, French, - courant%20du%20Pacifique%20Nord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système du centre-nord [...] englobe le courant du Pacifique Nord, circulant à l'est, le courant de Californie, circulant au sud-est et le Kuroshio, ou courant Noir, circulant au nord vers la côte japonaise. 4, record 1, French, - courant%20du%20Pacifique%20Nord
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Oceanografía
- Climatología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corriente del Pacífico Norte
1, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20del%20Pac%C3%ADfico%20Norte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- deriva del Pacífico Norte 1, record 1, Spanish, deriva%20del%20Pac%C3%ADfico%20Norte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La corriente del Pacífico Norte (a veces llamada la Deriva del Pacífico Norte) es una lenta corriente cálida que fluye de Oeste a Este entre el paralelo 40 y el paralelo 50 en el océano Pacífico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - corriente%20del%20Pac%C3%ADfico%20Norte
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