tropical Indian Ocean

E328306

marine ecosystem oceanic region

The tropical Indian Ocean is a warm, low-latitude oceanic region characterized by strong monsoonal influences, active convection, and a major role in global climate variability.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Northern Indian Ocean	2
western Indian Ocean	2
tropical Indian Ocean canonical	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marine ecosystem ⓘ oceanic region ⓘ
associatedWith	ENSO teleconnections ⓘ Indian Ocean Dipole ⓘ surface form: Indian Ocean Basin Mode Indian Ocean Dipole ⓘ Madden–Julian Oscillation ⓘ
borderedBy	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent Southeast Asia ⓘ East Africa ⓘ surface form: eastern Africa north-western Australia ⓘ surface form: northwest Australia
characterizedBy	active atmospheric convection ⓘ strong air–sea interaction ⓘ strong monsoonal influences ⓘ warm sea surface temperatures ⓘ
contains	Equatorial Countercurrent ⓘ Somali Current ⓘ South Equatorial Current ⓘ equatorial current system ⓘ large warm pool ⓘ upwelling regions ⓘ
experiences	Northeast monsoon ⓘ surface form: Northeast Monsoon Southwest monsoon ⓘ surface form: Southwest Monsoon intertropical convergence zone migration ⓘ seasonal reversal of winds ⓘ
hasClimateMode	negative Indian Ocean Dipole phase ⓘ positive Indian Ocean Dipole phase ⓘ
hasLatitudeRange	approximately 20°S to 20°N ⓘ
hasLongitudeRange	approximately 40°E to 120°E ⓘ
hasMeanSST	above 26°C in large areas ⓘ
hasSubregion	Arabian Sea ⓘ Bay of Bengal ⓘ equatorial Indian Ocean ⓘ south equatorial Indian Ocean ⓘ
importantFor	Indo-Pacific warm pool system ⓘ surface form: Indo-Pacific climate system marine biodiversity ⓘ regional fisheries ⓘ tropical cyclone development ⓘ
influences	East African rainfall ⓘ Indian summer monsoon rainfall ⓘ Indonesian rainfall ⓘ global atmospheric circulation ⓘ
locatedIn	Indian Ocean drainage basin ⓘ surface form: Indian Ocean basin tropics ⓘ
monitoredBy	Argo floats ⓘ moored buoy arrays ⓘ satellite observations ⓘ
partOf	Indian Ocean ⓘ
playsRoleIn	African monsoon variability ⓘ Asian monsoon variability ⓘ Australian monsoon variability ⓘ global climate variability ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madden–Julian Oscillation → primaryRegion → tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ

Somali Sea region → locatedIn → tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Indian Ocean

Somali Plate → underlies → tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Indian Ocean

Gwadar Bay → partOf → tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Indian Ocean

Palk Bay system → partOf → tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Indian Ocean