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geostrophic current

oceanic flow in which the pressure gradient force is balanced by the Coriolis effect
Class type of: ocean current Q6976189

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Subclass of
ocean current
🏷️ Also known as
en geostrophic current ar تيار جيوستروفي ar تيار دوراني أرضي es Corriente geostrofica fa جریان زمین‌گرد fa جریان ژئواستروفیک it Corrente geostrofica ja 地衡流 nl Gradientstroom nl gradiëntstroom th กระแสน้ำจีโอสโทรฟิก zh 地轉流
🔖 Identifiers · 7
OpenAlex ID
C193163614
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Geostrophic current.pdf ↗
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1CwpRq
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
154117
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/geostrophic-current, science/geostrophic-balance
Freebase ID
/m/0g49ct
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
193163614

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ocean current
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geostrophic current is a type of ocean current[1].

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  1. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1CwpRq
    Subclass of → ocean current
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
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