noun
equatorial countercurrent
Oceanographic term for an eastward-flowing current near the equator, found in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
赤道反流は貿易風の影響で生じる海流の一つです。
The equatorial countercurrent is one of the ocean currents generated by the trade winds.
Compound of 赤道 (sekidō, 'equator') + 反流 (hanryū, 'countercurrent, reverse flow').