Antarctic Intermediate Water

E354382

intermediate water mass oceanographic feature water mass

Antarctic Intermediate Water is a cool, relatively fresh water mass formed in the Southern Ocean that spreads northward at intermediate depths, strongly influencing global ocean circulation and climate.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Antarctic Intermediate Water canonical	3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermediate water mass ⓘ oceanographic feature ⓘ water mass ⓘ
associatedFront	Antarctic Convergence ⓘ surface form: Antarctic Polar Front Subantarctic Front ⓘ
basin	Southern Ocean ⓘ
circulationPattern	present in all major ocean basins ⓘ spreads northward from the Southern Ocean ⓘ
densityCharacteristic	intermediate density between surface and deep waters ⓘ
formationProcess	mixing of surface and subsurface waters ⓘ subduction ⓘ wintertime convection ⓘ
formationRegion	Antarctic Convergence ⓘ surface form: Antarctic Polar Front zone Subantarctic Front ⓘ surface form: Subantarctic Front region subantarctic zone of the Southern Ocean ⓘ
formedIn	Southern Ocean ⓘ
foundInOcean	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
hemisphere	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
importance	important for global climate system ⓘ key component of global ocean circulation ⓘ
influencesRegion	mid-latitude oceans ⓘ subtropical gyres ⓘ tropical thermocline ⓘ
oxygenCharacteristic	relatively high oxygen content compared to surrounding waters ⓘ
relatedConcept	global overturning circulation ⓘ thermohaline circulation ⓘ water mass formation ⓘ
relativeSalinity	higher than underlying deep waters in some regions ⓘ lower than overlying subtropical waters ⓘ
roleInClimate	affects storage and transport of anthropogenic CO2 ⓘ affects storage and transport of natural carbon ⓘ influences global freshwater distribution ⓘ influences global heat transport ⓘ
roleInOceanCirculation	links surface and deep waters ⓘ part of global overturning circulation ⓘ
salinityCharacteristic	relatively fresh ⓘ
salinityRangeApprox	33.8–34.6 practical salinity units ⓘ
scientificDiscipline	climate science ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ
temperatureCharacteristic	cool ⓘ
temperatureRangeApprox	2–7 °C ⓘ
transportDirection	northward from formation regions ⓘ
typicalDepthRange	700–1500 m ⓘ intermediate depths ⓘ
waterMassProperty	distinct temperature–salinity signature ⓘ tracer of Southern Ocean processes ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean → hasWaterMassFormation → Antarctic Intermediate Water ⓘ

Southwest Atlantic circulation system → includesWaterMass → Antarctic Intermediate Water ⓘ

equatorial Atlantic Ocean → waterMass → Antarctic Intermediate Water ⓘ