gradient current

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gradient current [′grād·ē·ənt ‚kə·rənt]

(oceanography)

A current defined by assuming that the horizontal pressure gradient in the sea is balanced by the sum of the Coriolis and bottom frictional forces; at some distance from the bottom the effect of friction becomes negligible, and above this the gradient and geostrophic currents are equivalent. Also known as slope current.

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