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- Title
A current affair: the movement of ocean waters around Australia.
- Authors
Pattiaratchi, Charitha; Wijeratne, Ems; Proctor, Roger
- Abstract
The article offers information on the ocean currents surrounding Australia and have controlling influence on its climate, ecosystems, water quality, transport of ocean debris and fish migrations. Topics discussed include the entry of water from the Pacific Ocean to the Indonesian Archipelago through the Mindanao Current and Halmahera Sea, the Leeuwin Current, seasonal variation in the strength of the boundary currents in the Indian Ocean, the East Australian Current and impact of the currents.
- Subjects
INDIAN Ocean; AUSTRALIA; OCEAN currents; OCEAN circulation; PACIFIC Ocean currents
- Publication
Interaction (Melbourne), 2019, Vol 47, Issue 2, p15
- ISSN
0310-7949
- Publication type
Article