Kuroshio Current
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The Kuroshio Current is a warm, swift western boundary current in the western North Pacific Ocean, often likened to the Gulf Stream for its major role in transporting heat and influencing the climate of East Asia and surrounding marine ecosystems.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuroshio Current canonical | 36 |
| Kuroshio system | 2 |
| Taiwan Warm Current | 2 |
| Kuroshio | 1 |
| Kuroshio western boundary current | 1 |
| 黒潮 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean current
ⓘ
warm current ⓘ western boundary current ⓘ |
| affects |
fisheries in Japan
ⓘ
fisheries in Taiwan ⓘ marine ecosystems of western North Pacific ⓘ regional weather patterns ⓘ typhoon development ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
high biological productivity at its fronts
ⓘ
high sea surface temperatures ⓘ strong temperature gradients ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Formosa ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| flowsAlong |
Pacific coast of Japan
ⓘ
east coasts of Luzon ⓘ east coasts of Taiwan ⓘ south coast of Japan ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | northward ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
narrow
ⓘ
swift ⓘ warm ⓘ |
| influences | position of storm tracks over North Pacific ⓘ |
| influencesClimateOf |
East Asia
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ North Pacific Gyre ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific region
Formosa ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
eastern China ⓘ |
| knownAs | Japan Current ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western North Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | black current ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Pacific Gyre
ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific subtropical gyre
|
| playsRoleIn |
North Pacific heat budget
ⓘ
carbon cycle in North Pacific ⓘ global thermohaline circulation ⓘ |
| similarTo | Gulf Stream ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Luzon Strait
ⓘ
east of the Philippines ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
climate science
ⓘ
physical oceanography ⓘ |
| terminatesIn |
Kuroshio Extension
ⓘ
North Pacific Current ⓘ |
| transports |
heat
ⓘ
warm water ⓘ |
| waterMassType | subtropical water ⓘ |
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aquarium Kaiyukan
this entity surface form:
Kuroshio system
this entity surface form:
Kuroshio
this entity surface form:
黒潮
this entity surface form:
Taiwan Warm Current
this entity surface form:
Kuroshio western boundary current
this entity surface form:
Taiwan Warm Current
subject surface form:
Kuroshio Sea tank
this entity surface form:
Kuroshio system