Prydz Bay region
E150552
The Prydz Bay region is a major coastal area of East Antarctica known as an important site of dense water formation that contributes to the global Antarctic Bottom Water circulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prydz Bay region canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ oceanographic region ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Amery Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Antarctic Bottom Water formation
ⓘ
global thermohaline circulation ⓘ |
| exportsWaterMassTo | deep Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| hasClimateSignificance |
important for global climate system
ⓘ
influences global deep ocean circulation ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | polar marine environment ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
continental shelf
ⓘ
continental slope ⓘ polynyas ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeApprox | around 70 degrees south ⓘ |
| hasOceanographicRole | source region for Antarctic Bottom Water ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
brine rejection
ⓘ
dense shelf water export ⓘ sea ice formation ⓘ shelf water formation ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
climate research
ⓘ
oceanographic observations ⓘ sea ice studies ⓘ |
| hasSeaIceRegime |
coastal polynya activity
ⓘ
seasonal sea ice cover ⓘ |
| hasWaterMass | dense shelf water ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
carbon cycle
ⓘ
deep ocean ventilation ⓘ heat exchange between ocean and atmosphere ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
oceanographic moorings
ⓘ
satellite remote sensing ⓘ ship-based surveys ⓘ |
| knownFor | dense water formation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Antarctica ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.