East African Coastal Current
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The East African Coastal Current is a warm, northward-flowing ocean current that runs along the eastern coast of Africa in the western Indian Ocean, influencing regional climate and marine ecosystems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East African Coastal Current canonical | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean current
ⓘ
surface current ⓘ warm current ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mozambique Channel
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozambique Channel region
|
| affects |
coastal upwelling patterns near East Africa
ⓘ
productivity of coastal fisheries in East Africa ⓘ sea surface temperature along East Africa ⓘ |
| basin | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Somali Current
ⓘ
South Equatorial Current ⓘ |
| drivenBy | monsoon winds ⓘ |
| flowsAlong |
coast of Kenya
ⓘ
coast of Somalia ⓘ coast of Tanzania ⓘ east coast of Africa ⓘ |
| generalFlowDirection | northward ⓘ |
| hemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| influences |
dispersal of marine larvae along East Africa
ⓘ
marine ecosystems of the western Indian Ocean ⓘ precipitation patterns over coastal East Africa ⓘ regional climate of East Africa ⓘ sea level along the East African coast ⓘ transport of heat in the western Indian Ocean ⓘ transport of salt in the western Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Ocean circulation ⓘ |
| seasonalVariability | strength varies with monsoon seasons ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
climate science
ⓘ
marine ecology ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ |
| temperatureCharacteristic | warm ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
South Equatorial Current (Indian Ocean)