Sentence examples for countercurrent from inspiring English sources

Equatorial countercurrent, current phenomenon noted near the equator, an eastward flow of oceanic water in opposition to and flanked by the westward equatorial currents of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.

Sugar extraction takes place in a multicell countercurrent diffuser.

During the summer, when upwelling is most dominant, a countercurrent below 650 ft develops close to the coast.

The most important mechanism in cetacean thermoregulation is the development of countercurrent blood exchange, an adaptation that allows the animal to either conserve or dissipate heat as needed.

The Pacific South Equatorial Current, flowing approximately between latitude 5° N and 15° 20° S, is propelled westward by the Southeast Trade Winds to about longitude 180° E. There it splits, part turning north to blend with the countercurrent and the rest veering south to become the East Australian Current and a flow passing east of New Zealand.

This flow, known as the Kuro Current, moves north as far as Japan, then east as the North Pacific Current (West Wind Drift), part of which then turns south as the California Current, which joins the equatorial countercurrent to form the Pacific North Equatorial Current.

As early as the 17th century, however, the Italian nobleman Luigi Masili had speculated about countercurrents in the Sea of Marmara.

One stream goes north as the Guiana Current, which in turn feeds the Caribbean Current, the equatorial countercurrents, and the Guinea Current.

Lying primarily between latitude 3° and 10° N, the countercurrents shift south during the northern winter and north during the summer.

Water in very shallow lakes that are subjected to strong winds may be piled against the lee shore to such an extent that countercurrents will develop from along the lee shore around each side of the lake.

A larger number flow south and east, either becoming part of westward-flowing countercurrents or joining the Canary Current.