South Atlantic Current
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The South Atlantic Current is a major eastward-flowing ocean current that forms part of the South Atlantic subtropical gyre and plays a key role in global heat and salt transport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Atlantic Current canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean current
ⓘ
surface current ⓘ |
| affects |
heat budget of the South Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
salt budget of the South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| boundaryCurrentType | interior gyre current ⓘ |
| circulationType | subtropical gyre limb ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
ⓘ
Benguela Current ⓘ Brazil Current ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
global heat transport
ⓘ
global salt transport ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
prevailing westerly winds
ⓘ
wind stress on the ocean surface ⓘ |
| featureOf | Earth climate system ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | eastward ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf | South Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| influences |
climate of adjacent continental margins
ⓘ
marine ecosystems in the South Atlantic ⓘ sea surface temperature patterns in the South Atlantic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
|
| oceanBasin | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
ⓘ
South Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ global ocean circulation ⓘ |
| property |
broad and diffuse flow
ⓘ
geostrophically balanced current ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Agulhas leakage
ⓘ
North Atlantic Current ⓘ |
| relativePosition |
north of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
ⓘ
south of the South Equatorial Current ⓘ |
| role |
redistribution of heat from subtropics toward higher latitudes
ⓘ
redistribution of salt within the South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline | physical oceanography ⓘ |
| waterMassType | warm surface water ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.