North Atlantic Current

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ocean current

The North Atlantic Current is a major warm ocean current that carries water northeastward across the North Atlantic, playing a key role in regulating the climate of Western Europe and the surrounding regions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
North Atlantic Drift	11
North Atlantic Current canonical	7

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ocean current ⓘ
affects	precipitation patterns in Western Europe ⓘ sea surface temperature in North Atlantic ⓘ storm tracks over North Atlantic ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	North Atlantic Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Drift Current NERFINISHED ⓘ
carries	warm water ⓘ
connectedTo	Canary Current NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ Irminger Current NERFINISHED ⓘ Labrador Current NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Current NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributesTo	ice-free conditions in parts of the Nordic Seas ⓘ mild winters in Western Europe ⓘ
flowsThrough	North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDirection	northeastward ⓘ
hasProperty	relatively high salinity ⓘ relatively warm temperature ⓘ strong influence on heat transport ⓘ
influences	climate of North Atlantic region ⓘ climate of Northern Europe ⓘ climate of Western Europe ⓘ marine ecosystems of North Atlantic ⓘ sea ice distribution in North Atlantic and Arctic gateway ⓘ
isContinuationOf	Gulf Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
monitoredBy	Argo floats NERFINISHED ⓘ drifting buoys ⓘ satellite altimetry ⓘ ship-based hydrographic sections ⓘ
originatesFrom	Gulf Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatesNear	Grand Banks of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwestern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic subpolar gyre NERFINISHED ⓘ global thermohaline circulation NERFINISHED ⓘ
playsRoleIn	heat budget of the North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
regulates	regional climate ⓘ
relatedTo	Atlantic Multidecadal Variability NERFINISHED ⓘ
splitsInto	Irminger Current NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Current NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedIn	climate science ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ
transports	heat from subtropics to higher latitudes ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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

Irminger Current → partOf → North Atlantic Current ⓘ

South Atlantic Current → relatedTo → North Atlantic Current ⓘ

Norwegian Coastal Current → meets → North Atlantic Current ⓘ

North Atlantic fisheries → influencedBy → North Atlantic Current ⓘ