The Emergence Machine

California Current

abstract · Physics · Level 11 · E0

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Emergence definition

A large-scale movement of water in the Pacific Ocean that flows southward along the western coast of North America.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
California Current
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • North Pacific Current L4 (requires)
    north pacific current is a core concept needed to understand california current
  • Ocean L4 (requires)
    Pacific Ocean current that flows southward along the western coast of North America from southern British Columbia to the southern Baja California Peninsula.
  • Current L10 (requires)
    Pacific Ocean current that flows southward along the western coast of North America from southern British Columbia to the southern Baja California Peninsula.