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The Madagascar current is an oceanic current in the west Indian Ocean. The Madagascar current is split into two current the North Madagascar Current (NMC) and the East Madagascar Current (EMC). The south easterly trade winds, the South Equatorial Current (SEC) and the South Indian Ocean (SIO) flow westward when it reaches Madagascar’s east coast the flow splits into the NMC and EMC.〔Chen, Zhaohui, et al. "Seasonal Variation of the South Equatorial Current Bifurcation off Madagascar." Journal of Physical Oceanography 44.2 (2014): 618-631.〕 Both currents redistribute mass and heat along the stream current system along Madagascar’s coast.〔Chen, Zhaohui, et al. "Seasonal Variation of the South Equatorial Current Bifurcation off Madagascar." Journal of Physical Oceanography 44.2 (2014): 618-631.〕 The North Madagascar Current flows into the South Equatorial Current just North of Madagascar and is directed into the Mozambique Channel, this connects to the gyre’s equatorial currents into the Agulhas Current off the coast of Southeastern Africa.〔Lutjeharms, J. R. E., P. M. Wedepohl, and J. M. Meeuwis. "On the surface drift of the East Madagascar and Mozambique Currents." South African Journal of Science 96.3 (2000).〕 The Northern Indian Ocean lies within a large anticylonic supergyre, northern Madagascar lies between this gyre and a cyclonic gyre in the northern Indian Ocean.〔Ali, Jason R., and Matthew Huber. "Mammalian biodiversity on Madagascar controlled by ocean currents." Nature 463.7281 (2010): 653-656.〕 There are eddies that originate in the Mozambique Channel and in the southern region of Madagascar that can affect the timing of the ring formation of the retroflection of the Agulhas Current.〔Ridderinkhof, W., et al. "Dipoles of the South East Madagascar Current." Geophysical Research Letters 40.3 (2013): 558-562.〕 == See also == * Ocean current * Oceanic gyres * Physical oceanography 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madagascar Current」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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