Alboran gyre

E143589

ocean gyre oceanographic feature physical oceanographic phenomenon

The Alboran gyre is a large, persistent rotating ocean current system in the western Mediterranean that strongly influences water circulation, mixing, and ecosystem dynamics in the Alboran Sea.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Alboran gyre canonical	1
Mediterranean circulation system	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ocean gyre ⓘ oceanographic feature ⓘ physical oceanographic phenomenon ⓘ
affects	biological productivity in the Alboran Sea ⓘ distribution of nutrients in the Alboran Sea ⓘ heat distribution in the western Mediterranean ⓘ plankton distribution in the Alboran Sea ⓘ
drivenBy	exchange between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	large ⓘ persistent ⓘ rotating current system ⓘ
hasEffect	formation of ocean fronts in the Alboran Sea ⓘ retention of water masses in the Alboran Sea ⓘ
hasMedium	seawater ⓘ
hasProcess	horizontal mixing ⓘ vertical mixing ⓘ
hasRelevanceFor	biogeochemical cycles in the Alboran Sea ⓘ fisheries in the Alboran Sea ⓘ regional climate of the western Mediterranean ⓘ
hasTemporalStability	quasi-permanent ⓘ
influences	ecosystem dynamics in the Alboran Sea ⓘ water circulation in the Alboran Sea ⓘ water mixing in the Alboran Sea ⓘ
locatedIn	Alboran Sea ⓘ Western Mediterranean ⓘ surface form: western Mediterranean Sea
occursIn	surface ocean layer ⓘ
partOf	Alboran gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mediterranean circulation system
relatedTo	Strait of Gibraltar inflow ⓘ
studiedInField	marine ecology ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alboran Sea → oceanographicFeature → Alboran gyre ⓘ

Alboran gyre → partOf → Alboran gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean circulation system