10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERU CURRENT»
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Peru Current in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Peru Current and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This current is called the Peru Current, but it is also known as the Humboldt
Current, named after Alexander von Humboldt, the geographer who identified it.
Scientists believe the cold ocean waters are caused by winds that blow the warm
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Bobbie Kalman, David Schimpky, 2002
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Ocean Currents: A Derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean ...
The equatorward flow near the coast has been called Peru Coastal Current,
Chile Coastal Current, and sometimes the Inshore Peru Current. The poleward
surface flow has been called the Peru–Chile Countercurrent while the poleward ...
John H. Steele, Steve A. Thorpe, Karl K. Turekian, 2010
3
Prostar Sailing Directions 2006 Pacific Ocean and Southeast ...
Eastern South Pacific Ocean Non-tidal Currents.— The Peru Current is a narrow,
fairly stable, current that flows N close to the South American coast; it originates
from about 40°S and flows past Peru and Ecuador to the SW extremity of ...
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Descriptive Physical Oceanography
(c) Peru Current-El Nino: The northward flow along the west coast of South
America from Chile up to 5° S towards the equator is generally known as the
Peru current. It forms the eastern boundary of the anticlockwise gyre in the South
Pacific ...
M. Affholder, F. Valiron, 2001
Being a net importer of hydrocarbon products, if prices did not fall back to a
smoothed average, Peru's current account would be higher. Peru's underlying
current account deficit is estimated at 2.8 percent of GDP compared to a
projection of 3 ...
International Monetary Fund, 2009
6
Oceanographic History: The Pacific and Beyond
While Carnegie's survey referred to the Oceanic Peru Current, Scoresby's report
dealt with the Coastal Peru Current. Gunther discussed the nomenclature and
suggested the generic name of Peru Current to include both the Oceanic and the
...
Keith Rodney Benson, Philip F. Rehbock, 2002
7
The Global Coastal Ocean - Regional Studies and Syntheses
Much farther offshore, the equatorward Peru Current (also called the Humboldt
Current, the Oceanic Peru Current, the Chile-Peru Current, etc.) has little direct
effect on the coastal currents (Robles, 1979; Bernal et al., 1982; Fon- seca, 1989)
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Kenneth H. Brink, Allan R. Robinson, 2005
8
Peru: Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation (EPub)
With mining products accounting for nearly two thirds of Peru's goods exports,
lower longer-term commodity prices have the strongest effect on Peru's current
account through reduced exports—equivalent to 11⁄4 percent of GDP (see table).
International Monetary Fund, 2010
9
Peru: Staff Report for the 2008 Article IV Consultation, ...
... back to a smoothed average, Peru's trade and current account balances would
deteriorate. Hydrocarbon prices. Being a net importer of hydrocarbon products, if
prices did not fall back to a smoothed average, Peru's current account would be ...
International Monetary Fund, 2009
10
Descriptive Physical Oceanography: An Introduction
It includes the northward Peru-Chile Current (also called the Peru Current and
formerly called the Humboldt Current). The Poleward Undercurrent (also called
the Gunther Current) is found along the coast beneath the surface layer, ...
Lynne D. Talley, George L. Pickard, William J. Emery, 2011
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERU CURRENT»
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Arequipa: Sun, More Sun, and an Earthquake
... over 100 km (60 miles) from the sea, its weather is dominated by the impact of the Humboldt Current (sometimes called the Peru Current). «Peru this Week, Oct 13»
