South Atlantic subtropical gyre
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The South Atlantic subtropical gyre is a large, clockwise-rotating system of ocean currents in the South Atlantic Ocean that plays a key role in global heat transport and climate regulation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic gyre
→
physical oceanographic feature → subtropical gyre → |
| affects |
distribution of marine debris
→
sea surface salinity patterns in the South Atlantic → |
| approximateLatitudeRange | 10°S–40°S → |
| associatedWith |
Ekman convergence
→
Ekman transport → subtropical high-pressure systems → |
| boundedByCurrent |
Benguela Current
→
Brazil Current → South Atlantic Current → South Equatorial Current → |
| connectedTo |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
→
North Atlantic subtropical gyre → |
| contributesTo |
global heat redistribution
→
meridional heat transport → |
| drivenBy |
trade winds
→
westerlies → wind stress → |
| feature |
central region of relatively low biological productivity
→
cold eastern boundary current → warm western boundary current → |
| governedBy |
Coriolis effect
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wind-driven circulation dynamics → |
| hasRegion | subtropical convergence zone → |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere → |
| impactedBy |
anthropogenic climate change
→
climate variability → |
| influences |
South Atlantic sea surface temperature patterns
→
precipitation patterns in South America → precipitation patterns in southern Africa → regional climate of adjacent continents → |
| locatedIn |
South Atlantic
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surface form: "South Atlantic Ocean"
|
| majorEasternBoundaryCurrent | Benguela Current → |
| majorWesternBoundaryCurrent | Brazil Current → |
| partOf |
global climate system
→
global ocean circulation → |
| relatedTo | Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation → |
| role |
modulation of interhemispheric heat transport
→
regulation of South Atlantic heat content → |
| rotationDirection | clockwise → |
| scale | basin-scale circulation feature → |
| studiedIn |
climate science
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physical oceanography → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Subtropical Gyre of the South Atlantic"
this entity surface form: "South Atlantic subtropical gyre system"
this entity surface form: "South Atlantic"
this entity surface form: "South Atlantic"
this entity surface form: "South Atlantic subtropical gyre system"