California Current

American  

noun

1. a cold current originating in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, flowing SE along the coast of W North America.

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Example Sentences

The California Current is only one example of a much broader pattern.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

These kinds of shifts may have played a role in declining algal blooms in the California Current, while increasing them in places like the Canary and Benguela currents, the researchers suggest.

From Scientific American • Mar. 2, 2023

The northwest winds contribute to upwelling, where the cold California Current flows southward from Alaska.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022

The research is part of a Northern California Current Ecosystem Survey that has been ongoing with multiple funding sources since 1996.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2021

Collecting and processing data on fish eggs and larvae in the California Current region.

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David