e/Somali Current

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has glosseng: The Somali Current is an ocean boundary current that runs along the coast of Somalia and Oman in the Western Indian Ocean and is analogous to the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean. This current is heavily influenced by the monsoons and is the only major upwelling system that occurs on a western boundary of an ocean. The water that is upwelled by the current merges with another upwelling system, creating one of the most productive ecosystems in the ocean.
lexicalizationeng: Somali Current
instance of(noun) the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
ocean current

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