Question

what are ocean currents ? explain currents of pacific ocean.

Answer 1

An ocean current is any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of ocean water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans.


Huge whirls, formed by the major ocean currents, are found roughly north and south of the equator; the Equatorial Counter Current separates them. The northern whirl is formed by the North Equatorial Current, Japan Current, North Pacific Drift, and California Current; the southern whirl is formed by the South Equatorial Current, East Australian Current, West Wind Drift, and Peruvian (or Humboldt) Current. There are many branch and feeder currents that help to constantly circulate ocean water of differing temperatures and salinities.

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Answer 2

An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, cabbeling, temperature and salinity differences, while tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon.

these are the currents of Pacific ocean
Alaska CurrentAleutian CurrentCalifornia CurrentCromwell current (a deep current)East Australian Current Equatorial Counter CurrentHumbodlt Current(or Peru Current)kamchatka CurrentKuroshio Current (or Japan Current, Kuro Siwo)Mindano Current North Equatorial Current North Pacific Current (or North Pacific Drift) Oyashio Current(or Oya Siwo) South equatorial Current West Wind Drift

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