AW
E511454
AW is the standard abbreviation for Atlantic Water, the relatively warm, salty water mass originating in the North Atlantic that influences ocean circulation and Arctic climate.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Water | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abbreviation
ⓘ
water mass ⓘ |
| affects |
Atlantic–Arctic freshwater balance
ⓘ
heat budget of the Arctic Ocean ⓘ sea ice melt in the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| circulatesIn |
Arctic Ocean intermediate layers
ⓘ
Nordic Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Arctic Deep Water
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polar Surface Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| densityClass | relatively dense compared to surface Polar Water ⓘ |
| entersThrough |
Barents Sea Opening
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fram Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | AW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHigherSalinityThan | Polar Water ⓘ |
| hasHigherTemperatureThan | Polar Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn | Atlantic sector Arctic marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasLayerDepthRange | typically 200–800 m in the Arctic Ocean (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
relatively salty
ⓘ
relatively warm ⓘ |
| influences |
Arctic climate
ⓘ
ocean circulation ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
marine ecosystems in the Nordic Seas
ⓘ
stratification of the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
North Atlantic Oscillation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
changes in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ |
| isKeyComponentOf |
North Atlantic climate system
ⓘ
subpolar gyre circulation ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
Argo floats in the North Atlantic
ⓘ
hydrographic sections in the Nordic Seas ⓘ oceanographic moorings in Fram Strait ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelevantTo |
Arctic amplification processes
ⓘ
submarine and shipping operations in the Arctic ⓘ |
| isSourceOf | heat to Arctic sea ice underside ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
climate science
ⓘ
physical oceanography ⓘ |
| isTransportedBy |
Norwegian Atlantic Current
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Spitsbergen Current NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesIn | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
heat transport to the Arctic
ⓘ
salt transport to the Arctic ⓘ |
| standsFor | Atlantic Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSalinityRange | 34.8–35.2 psu (approximate) ⓘ |
| typicalTemperatureRange | 2–7 °C (approximate) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.