Leeuwin Current
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The Leeuwin Current is a warm ocean current that flows southward along the western coast of Australia, strongly influencing the region’s climate and marine ecosystems.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boundary current
ⓘ
ocean current ⓘ warm current ⓘ |
| affects |
coastal upwelling patterns off Western Australia
ⓘ
coral reef development at high latitudes ⓘ distribution of tropical marine species along Western Australia ⓘ sea level along the west coast of Australia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ningaloo Niño marine heatwave events
ⓘ
southern range extensions of tropical fish ⓘ unusually southerly distribution of corals in Western Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
pressure gradient along western Australia
ⓘ
sea level gradient between western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| extendsInto | Great Australian Bight ⓘ |
| flowsAlong | western coast of Australia ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | southward ⓘ |
| flowsPast |
Cape Leeuwin
ⓘ
North West Cape ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
narrow boundary current
ⓘ
poleward-flowing ⓘ surface-intensified ⓘ |
| influences |
climate of Western Australia
ⓘ
marine ecosystems off Western Australia ⓘ marine heatwaves off Western Australia ⓘ productivity of coastal fisheries off Western Australia ⓘ rainfall patterns in southwestern Australia ⓘ sea surface temperature along western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| modulatedBy | El Niño–Southern Oscillation ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
current meter moorings
ⓘ
satellite altimetry ⓘ sea surface temperature imagery ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cape Leeuwin ⓘ |
| oceanRegion | southeast Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | eastern boundary of the southeast Indian Ocean gyre ⓘ |
| reduces | intensity of coastal upwelling along Western Australia ⓘ |
| seasonalVariation |
stronger in austral winter
ⓘ
weaker in austral summer ⓘ |
| strongerDuring |
La Niña
ⓘ
surface form:
La Niña events
|
| supports | Western Rock Lobster fishery ⓘ |
| temperatureRelativeToSurroundings | warmer ⓘ |
| transports | warm tropical water southward ⓘ |
| weakerDuring |
El Niño
ⓘ
surface form:
El Niño events
|
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