South Equatorial Current

The South Equatorial Current is a permanent warm ocean current from east to west in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

In the Pacific, the South Equatorial Current from the cold Humboldt current is generated. On the coast of Peru is the Humboldt current, caused deflected by the Coriolis force to the west and flows along and south of the equator in the direction of Australia and Southeast Asia. Since he transported large masses of water, the water level is increased measurably in the target areas. The climate of the Galapagos Islands is dominated by this flow.

In the Atlantic, the South Equatorial Current draws its water from the Benguela Current, crossed the Atlantic at the equator in a westerly direction and then flows on the northeast coast of Brazil to the north- west to the Caribbean. He is the main source of water of the Gulf Stream.

In the Indian Ocean South Equatorial Current which originates from the Western Austral stream and river flows south of the Equator west towards Madagascar.