Greenland continental slope
E1024588
The Greenland continental slope is the steep underwater margin off Greenland’s coast that channels dense overflow waters from the Nordic Seas into the deep North Atlantic.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
continental slope
ⓘ
submarine landform ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Denmark Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Irminger Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Greenland abyssal plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland continental shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | glacial-marine sediments ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Iceland continental slope via Denmark Strait region ⓘ |
| contributesTo | formation of North Atlantic Deep Water ⓘ |
| depthRange | from shelf break to abyssal plain depths ⓘ |
| extendsAlong |
eastern Greenland margin
ⓘ
southeastern Greenland margin ⓘ southwestern Greenland margin ⓘ |
| hasClimateRelevance |
affects heat and freshwater redistribution
ⓘ
controls deep ocean ventilation in North Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
habitat for deep-sea benthic communities
ⓘ
pathway for nutrient transport ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
channel-levee systems
ⓘ
sediment drifts ⓘ submarine canyons ⓘ |
| hasFunction | conduit for dense overflow waters ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalCharacteristic | steep gradient ⓘ |
| hasHydrographicCharacteristic |
cold and saline bottom waters
ⓘ
strong along-slope currents ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
contour current erosion
ⓘ
gravity-driven downslope flow ⓘ turbidity currents ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
overflow plume dynamics
ⓘ
response to climate variability ⓘ sediment transport and deposition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greenland boundary current
ⓘ
glacial processes ⓘ sea-ice conditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greenland margin
ⓘ
North Atlantic continental margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProcess | Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
marine geology
ⓘ
paleoceanography ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ |
| transportsWaterMass |
Denmark Strait overflow water
ⓘ
Iceland–Scotland overflow water ⓘ Nordic Seas overflow water ⓘ |
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