North Atlantic subtropical gyre

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ocean gyre physical oceanographic feature subtropical gyre

The North Atlantic subtropical gyre is a large, clockwise-rotating system of ocean currents in the North Atlantic Ocean that plays a key role in heat transport, climate regulation, and the distribution of marine life.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
North Atlantic subtropical gyre canonical	7
subtropical North Atlantic Ocean	1
western North Atlantic Ocean	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ocean gyre ⓘ physical oceanographic feature ⓘ subtropical gyre ⓘ
approximateLatitudeRange	10°N–40°N ⓘ
associatedWith	Sargasso Sea ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic garbage patch Sargassum seaweed accumulations ⓘ floating marine debris accumulation ⓘ
biologicalCharacteristic	generally low surface nutrient concentrations ⓘ oligotrophic surface waters ⓘ
boundedByCurrent	Antilles Current ⓘ Canary Current ⓘ Gulf Stream ⓘ Gulf Stream ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Current North Atlantic Equatorial Current ⓘ surface form: North Equatorial Current
centerRegion	Sargasso Sea ⓘ
circulationType	wind-driven circulation ⓘ
containsFeature	Sargasso Sea ⓘ
drivingForces	Coriolis effect ⓘ pressure gradients ⓘ western intensification ⓘ wind stress ⓘ
easternBoundaryCurrent	Canary Current ⓘ
energySource	atmospheric circulation over North Atlantic ⓘ
hemisphere	Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
impactOfClimateChange	changes in heat and freshwater transport ⓘ projected shifts in position and intensity ⓘ
influences	distribution of marine life ⓘ nutrient distribution ⓘ
linkedTo	Azores High ⓘ North Atlantic Oscillation ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
northernBoundaryCurrent	Gulf Stream ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Current
oceanBasin	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf	global ocean circulation ⓘ global subtropical gyre system ⓘ
roleInClimate	climate regulation ⓘ heat transport ⓘ influence on European climate ⓘ influence on North American east coast climate ⓘ modulation of North Atlantic sea surface temperatures ⓘ part of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ
rotationDirection	clockwise ⓘ
seaSurfaceHeight	elevated in gyre center ⓘ
seaSurfaceTemperature	cooler in eastern boundary region ⓘ warm in western boundary region ⓘ
southernBoundaryCurrent	North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ surface form: North Equatorial Current
studiedInDiscipline	climate science ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ
variability	changes in size and strength over time ⓘ
westernBoundaryCurrent	Gulf Stream ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Florida Current → partOf → North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ

Florida Current → locatedIn → North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: western North Atlantic Ocean

Sargasso Sea → partOf → North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ

Azores Current → partOf → North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ

Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → relatedTo → North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ

Loop Current → partOf → North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ

Antilles Current → partOf → North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ

tropical Atlantic Ocean → boundedBy → North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: subtropical North Atlantic Ocean

Triangle Islands → marineRegion → North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ