Alaska Current

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coastal current ocean current

The Alaska Current is a northward-flowing coastal ocean current in the Gulf of Alaska that forms part of the North Pacific subpolar gyre and influences the region’s climate and marine ecosystems.

Aliases (1)

Alaska Coastal Current ×3

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal current → ocean current →
adjacentTo	North Pacific Gyre → surface form: "Alaska Gyre"
affects	distribution of fish populations in Gulf of Alaska → distribution of marine mammals in Gulf of Alaska → nutrient distribution in Gulf of Alaska → primary productivity in Gulf of Alaska →
basin	Gulf of Alaska → surface form: "Gulf of Alaska basin"
boundaryCurrentOf	subpolar gyre of North Pacific →
circulationType	cyclonic →
connectedTo	Alaska Current → surface form: "Alaska Coastal Current" Alaska Stream →
drivenBy	atmospheric pressure patterns over North Pacific → westerly winds over North Pacific →
flowsAlong	Alaskan continental margin →
flowsDirection	northward →
flowsPast	Kodiak Island Borough → surface form: "Kodiak Island region" south-central Alaska coast → southeast Alaska coast →
forms	Alaska Current → surface form: "Alaska Coastal Current"
impact	affects coastal weather along Alaska → affects fisheries productivity in Gulf of Alaska →
influences	climate of Gulf of Alaska region → marine ecosystems of Gulf of Alaska → sea ice extent in Gulf of Alaska → sea surface temperature in Gulf of Alaska → storm tracks in Gulf of Alaska region →
isPartOf	subarctic gyre circulation →
linkedTo	El Niño–Southern Oscillation → Pacific Decadal Oscillation →
locatedIn	Gulf of Alaska →
ocean	Pacific Ocean → surface form: "North Pacific Ocean"
partOf	North Pacific Gyre → surface form: "North Pacific subpolar gyre"
region	subarctic North Pacific →
relatedTo	California Current → Kuroshio Current →
role	contributes to upwelling and downwelling patterns in Gulf of Alaska → transports freshwater along Alaska coast → transports heat poleward in North Pacific →
salinityCharacteristic	relatively low salinity →
studiedIn	climate science → marine ecology → physical oceanography →
temperatureCharacteristic	relatively warm →
variability	interannual variability linked to climate modes → seasonal variability in strength →
waterMassSource	North Pacific Current →

Referenced by (9)

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

Alaska Current → connectedTo → Alaska Current →

this entity surface form: "Alaska Coastal Current"

California Current → connectedTo → Alaska Current →

North Pacific Current → feeds → Alaska Current →

Alaska Current → forms → Alaska Current →

this entity surface form: "Alaska Coastal Current"

Northern Pacific Ocean → hasCurrent → Alaska Current →

Gulf of Alaska → hasMajorCurrent → Alaska Current →

this entity surface form: "Alaska Coastal Current"

Northern Pacific → hasPart → Alaska Current →

Aleutian Islands → oceanCurrent → Alaska Current →