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13	ITF: ~10 Sv [somewhere in range 8-14 Sv, with interannual modulation by ENSO] is a pretty good ‘ball-park figure* Above Makassar 680-m sill depth: The transport of Timor Passage and Ombai Strait [Molcard], sea surface and 680 m is between 5.6 to 9.0 Sv, with the Lombok Strait transport ~ 1.7 Sv [Murray], total 0-680 m transport is 7.3 to 10.7 Sv. which is not significantly different than the Makassar Strait transport of ~8 to 9 Sv [~ 1 or 2 Sv from eastern route?] Below Makassar 680-m sill depth: The total ITF export below 680-m into the Indian Ocean is 1.8 to 2.3 Sv. The Lifamatola Passage overflow [VanAken] of 1.5 Sv can explain roughly all but 0.3 to 0.8 Sv of the >680 m export to the Indian Ocean. Noting the short time span of the Lifamatola moorings, an additional 0.5 Sv of Lifamatola Passage overflow as required to close the deep throughflow budget, is reasonable. Caution: All of the measurements were made at different times and the assumptions of a steady state system does not necessarily apply in this case, but the near balance is instructive. INSTANT will correct this.
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