Canary Current
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The Canary Current is a cool, southward-flowing eastern boundary current off the northwest coast of Africa that forms part of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre and strongly influences the region’s climate and marine productivity.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canary Current upwelling system | 2 |
| Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eastern boundary current
ⓘ
ocean current ⓘ |
| affects | sea surface temperature along northwest African margin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
arid climate of coastal northwest Africa
ⓘ
coastal upwelling ⓘ |
| biogeographicRegion |
Canary Current
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Canary Current upwelling system
|
| boundaryType | eastern boundary ⓘ |
| circulationRole | component of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation region ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Azores Current
ⓘ
Equatorial Current system ⓘ Gulf Stream ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Current
|
| drivenBy |
North Atlantic subtropical high pressure system
ⓘ
trade winds ⓘ |
| flowDirection | southward ⓘ |
| flowsAlong | northwest coast of Africa ⓘ |
| flowsPast |
Mauritania
ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Spanish Sahara ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara
|
| hasSeasonality | seasonal variability in upwelling intensity ⓘ |
| influences |
marine productivity off northwest Africa
ⓘ
regional climate of northwest Africa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| namedAfter | Canary Islands ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canary Current
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem
Sargasso Sea ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic subtropical gyre
|
| studiedIn |
climate science
ⓘ
marine ecology ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ |
| supports |
high primary productivity
ⓘ
major fisheries ⓘ |
| waterTemperature | cool ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canary Current upwelling system
this entity surface form:
Canary Current upwelling system
this entity surface form:
Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem