We found 3 local minimum sea surface temperature and surface chlorophyll-a concentration regions in the southern coasts of the Savu Sea in Indonesia during the southeast monsoon season (June to August). And then, we investigated why these regions exist by analyzing the seasonal relative contributions of wind-induced ocean currents (Ekman transport) and air–sea heat fluxes, as well as how these regions respond to remote forcing from the Indian Ocean during Indian Ocean Dipole events.
