Longshore Current
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沿岸流 (日本語)
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Longshore Current (English)
沿岸流 (日本語)
Corriente litoral (Español)
Courants littoraux (Français)
Longshore Current illustration from USGS
Current moving along (parallel to) the shore, generated by waves breaking at an angle to the shoreline.