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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 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.
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.
This moves north-west and north-east with the seasons. The climate is variable, with frequent droughts lasting several seasons, thought to be caused in part by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Australia has a wide variety of climates due to its large geographical size. The largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid.
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 ...
A shark attack in an exclusive area of Sydney Harbour not far from the city’s iconic Opera House has prompted calls for swimmers to avoid the water at dawn and dusk when aggressive bull sharks ...
Originating in the edge of the East Australian Current (EAC), the Tasman Front meanders eastward between longitudes 152° E and 164° E and latitudes 31° S and 37° S, [4] [5] then reattaches to the coastline at New Zealand, forming the East Auckland Current. [6] Topography plays a dominant role in establishing the Tasman Front. [2]