South Equatorial Current

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SEC
Pronunciation
/saʊθ ˌikwəˈtɔriəl ˈkɑrənt/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Ocean Science

Examples in Context

  1. The horizontal distributions of simulated North Pacific surface circulation, South Equatorial Current(SEC) and Equatorial Countercurrent coincide with the observation results.
  2. The South Equatorial Current(SEC) which located in the north of the equator is stronger in winter than it is in summer, but the one in the Southern Hemisphere is strong in summer and weak in winter.
  3. In the later event, oceanic equatorial Kelvin waves disappeared, but the South Equatorial Current(SEC) was strong and extended north ward.
  4. The depths of the trough and the deeper peaks are almost coincident with those of the south boundaries of the South Equatorial Current(SEC) and the Equatorial Undercurrent, respectively.
  5. Whereas the monsoonal circulation in the tropical South China Sea is related to the cross - equatorial current from Australia and the southern upper Easterlies.

Other meanings of SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission Business
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Securities Exchange Commission Business
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Security Academic
Second Misc
Seconds Gov
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