ITF
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ITF is the major ocean current that transports water from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean through the complex network of Indonesian seas, significantly influencing regional and global climate.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indonesian Throughflow | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ocean current ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ITF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affects |
Agulhas Current system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
thermocline structure in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indonesian Through Flow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesian Throughflow system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
complex topography of the Indonesian archipelago
ⓘ
internal waves ⓘ strong tidal mixing ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryCurrentType | inter-basin throughflow ⓘ |
| connectsOcean |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryLocatedIn | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Banda Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flores Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Lombok Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Makassar Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Ombai Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsTo | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | pressure gradient between the western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| influences |
Indian Ocean sea surface temperature
ⓘ
Indonesian fisheries productivity ⓘ Indonesian rainfall patterns ⓘ Pacific Ocean heat budget ⓘ global climate ⓘ marine ecosystems in the Indonesian seas ⓘ regional climate in the Indo-Pacific ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Indonesian seas ⓘ |
| modulatedBy |
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean Dipole NERFINISHED ⓘ monsoon winds ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Pacific climate system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global ocean circulation ⓘ |
| strongerDuring | La Niña conditions ⓘ |
| studiedUsing |
hydrographic surveys
ⓘ
moored current meters ⓘ numerical ocean models ⓘ satellite observations ⓘ |
| transports |
freshwater from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean
ⓘ
heat from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| typicalVolumeTransport | approximately 15 Sverdrups GENERATED ⓘ |
| volumeTransportRange | about 10 to 20 Sverdrups ⓘ |
| weakerDuring | El Niño conditions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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