Arctic Intermediate Water

E312347

intermediate water mass water mass

Arctic Intermediate Water is a cold, relatively fresh mid-depth water mass formed in the Arctic Ocean that spreads into subarctic basins and influences regional ocean circulation and climate.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Arctic Intermediate Water canonical	2
Arctic intermediate waters	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermediate water mass ⓘ water mass ⓘ
associatedWith	Arctic freshwater export ⓘ Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ climate variability in the North Atlantic ⓘ sea-ice variability ⓘ
basinOfFormation	Arctic Ocean ⓘ
characteristicSalinity	relatively fresh ⓘ
characteristicTemperature	cold ⓘ
circulationPathway	contributes to intermediate layers of the subpolar North Atlantic ⓘ enters Nordic Seas ⓘ exits Arctic via Canadian Arctic Archipelago channels ⓘ overflows through Fram Strait ⓘ
formationProcess	brine rejection during sea-ice formation ⓘ mixing of surface and deeper waters ⓘ surface cooling ⓘ
influences	climate ⓘ freshwater distribution in the North Atlantic ⓘ heat transport in the North Atlantic ⓘ regional ocean circulation ⓘ stratification of the upper ocean ⓘ subarctic water mass structure ⓘ
monitoredBy	Argo profiling floats ⓘ hydrographic sections ⓘ moorings in Arctic gateways ⓘ
partOf	global thermohaline circulation ⓘ
relativeDensity	less dense than deep water ⓘ more dense than surface water ⓘ
relevantTo	North Atlantic overturning strength ⓘ climate change studies ⓘ freshwater budget of the Arctic Ocean ⓘ marine ecosystem stratification in subarctic regions ⓘ
sourceRegion	Canada Basin ⓘ surface form: Canadian Basin of the Arctic Ocean Nansen Basin ⓘ surface form: Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean
spreadsInto	Greenland Sea ⓘ Labrador Sea ⓘ Nordic Seas ⓘ North Atlantic subpolar gyre system ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic subarctic basins subarctic basins ⓘ
typicalDepthRange	intermediate depths ⓘ
waterMassProperty	distinct potential density range ⓘ low salinity compared to underlying waters ⓘ low temperature ⓘ relatively high oxygen content compared to deeper waters ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Greenland Basin → containsWaterMass → Arctic Intermediate Water ⓘ

East Greenland Current → dominantWaterMass → Arctic Intermediate Water ⓘ

Greenland Sea gyre → hasWaterMass → Arctic Intermediate Water ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arctic intermediate waters