Irminger Current
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The Irminger Current is a warm, northward-flowing branch of the North Atlantic Current that carries subtropical waters along the southwest coast of Iceland into the Greenland and Iceland seas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irminger Current canonical | 6 |
| Irminger Sea circulation | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean current
ⓘ
surface current ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | East Greenland Current ⓘ |
| affectsClimate |
maritime climate of Iceland
ⓘ
sea-ice distribution in the Denmark Strait region ⓘ |
| associatedWithFeature |
Denmark Strait
ⓘ
Irminger Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Irminger Basin
|
| carriesWaterMass | subtropical waters ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | cold East Greenland Current ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
formation of intermediate and deep waters in the North Atlantic
ⓘ
heat transport to the Nordic Seas ⓘ |
| flowsAlong | southwest coast of Iceland ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | northward ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Greenland Sea
ⓘ
Iceland Sea ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
high salinity relative to surrounding subpolar waters
ⓘ
transports warm saline water toward higher latitudes ⓘ |
| influencesRegion |
Greenland Sea
ⓘ
Iceland Sea ⓘ Irminger Sea ⓘ Southwest Iceland ⓘ
surface form:
southwest Iceland
|
| locatedInOcean |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| namedAfter | Irminger Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
ⓘ
North Atlantic Current ⓘ subpolar North Atlantic circulation ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline | physical oceanography ⓘ |
| waterMassOrigin | subtropical North Atlantic ⓘ |
| waterTemperatureType | warm ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Irminger Sea circulation