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Equatorial currents are driven by:

Coriolis force

Density

Ekman transport

Trade winds

Westerlies

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Answer:

Equatorial currents are driven by:

Trade winds

Step-by-step explanation:

Trade winds

Trade winds are both driven by both North and South Equatorial currents, those are transporting warm ocean-surface water in that direction. Generally Equatorial under currents and Equatorial counter currents returns some warm water to eastward.

The trade winds of two hemispheres cover the west-east zone located near the equator is called the Inter tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

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