Multiple Choice
A transverse current is:
A) a bottom current flowing in the same direction as an overlying surface current.
B) a surface current that connects eastern-boundary and western-boundary currents.
C) a cold surface current that flows from the poles towards the equator.
D) a theoretical current not yet discovered.
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