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The East Australian Current (EAC) is a warm, southward, western boundary current that is formed from the South Equatorial Current (SEC) crossing the Coral Sea and reaching the eastern coast of Australia. At around 15° S near the Australian coast the SEC divides forming the southward flow of the EAC.
Mean current speed (color‐coded, m s−1) and current velocity vectors near Australia, both at (a) the sea surface and (b) 1000 dbar. The inset illustrates the available number of data point for each 0.5° × 0.5° cell element. [2] The source of the water of the Tasman Outflow is the East Australian Current.
The East Australian Current that commences its flow southwards in the tropics of the Coral Sea, near the eastern coast of Australia is the most energetic circulation feature in the south western Pacific Ocean and is a primary means of heat transport from the tropics to the middle latitudes between Australia and New Zealand.
The current is mainly seasonal, being weaker in winter and stronger in summer, and is affected by the winds in that area. [2] [3] [4]In addition to the West Australian Current flowing on the Western Australian Coast, the Leeuwin Current [5] and Southern Australian Countercurrent, also flow along this coast, with the former flowing in the opposite direction.
Other currents: SC = Somali Current, EIC = East India (Coastal) Current, SEC = South Equatorial Current. Note that in the summer monsoon, SC and EIC are directed towards the south-west, while in the winter monsoon, they are directed towards the north-east. The rest of the monsoon current system is excluded for simplicity.
The eastern Australian states. States in red are always defined as eastern. The term can sometimes be applied to the states in orange. The eastern states of Australia are the states adjoining the east continental coastline of Australia. These are the mainland states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, and the island state of Tasmania.
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It brings warm nutrient-poor waters from the Coral Sea down the east coast of Australia to the cool waters of the Tasman Sea. This current is the strongest along the Australian coasts and transforms 30 million m 3 /s of water within a flow band of about 100 kilometres wide and 500 metres deep. The current is strongest around February and ...