Tasman Front
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The Tasman Front is a major oceanic boundary current that separates warm subtropical waters from cooler temperate waters in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boundary current
ⓘ
ocean current ⓘ oceanic front ⓘ |
| affects |
heat transport between subtropics and mid-latitudes in the southwest Pacific
ⓘ
sea surface temperature patterns in the Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| associatedWith | East Australian Current ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
East Australian Current
ⓘ
surface form:
East Australian Current extension
subtropical front east of New Zealand ⓘ |
| formsHabitatBoundaryFor |
pelagic fish species in the Tasman Sea
ⓘ
plankton communities in the Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
South Pacific Gyre
ⓘ
surface form:
South Pacific subtropical gyre boundary
|
| hasCharacteristic |
high mesoscale eddy activity
ⓘ
meandering path ⓘ strong horizontal temperature gradients ⓘ strong salinity gradients ⓘ |
| hasDirection | generally eastward flow ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
biogeographic separation of Australian and New Zealand marine faunas
ⓘ
fisheries in the Tasman Sea region ⓘ |
| hasTemporalVariability |
interannual variability in strength
ⓘ
seasonal variability in position ⓘ |
| influences |
distribution of marine species between Australia and New Zealand
ⓘ
marine ecosystems of the Tasman Sea ⓘ primary productivity patterns in the Tasman Sea ⓘ regional climate of southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | subtropical front ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
in situ oceanographic measurements
ⓘ
satellite altimetry ⓘ satellite sea surface temperature observations ⓘ |
| partOf | South Pacific Ocean circulation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
East Australian Current
ⓘ
surface form:
East Australian Current separation zone
Subtropical Front (South Pacific) ⓘ |
| separates |
subtropical waters
ⓘ
temperate waters ⓘ warm subtropical waters from cooler temperate waters ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
climate science
ⓘ
physical oceanography ⓘ |
| waterMassBoundaryBetween |
Tasman Sea subantarctic waters
ⓘ
Tasman Sea subtropical waters ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
East Australian Current