Algerian Basin
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The Algerian Basin is a deep-water region of the western Mediterranean Sea located off the northern coast of Algeria, known for its complex ocean circulation and role in Mediterranean water exchange.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine region
ⓘ
oceanic basin ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Sardinia Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sicily Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Strait of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | greater than 2000 m ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
oligotrophic open-ocean ecosystem
ⓘ
pelagic ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHumanActivity |
fisheries
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ shipping routes ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 2800 m ⓘ |
| hasOceanCurrent | Algerian Current NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOceanFeature |
Algerian eddies
ⓘ
abyssal plain ⓘ continental slope ⓘ deep convection sites ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
dense water formation
ⓘ
mesoscale eddy activity ⓘ submesoscale fronts ⓘ |
| hasResearchInfrastructure |
Argo profiling floats
ⓘ
hydrographic sections ⓘ oceanographic moorings ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
climate-change-driven warming
ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
western Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Algero-Provençal Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Mediterranean sub-basin ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
Mediterranean thermohaline circulation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
exchange between western and eastern Mediterranean basins ⓘ ventilation of intermediate and deep waters ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Balearic Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
biogeochemical cycles
ⓘ
climate variability in the Mediterranean ⓘ ocean circulation dynamics ⓘ |
| waterMass |
Levantine Intermediate Water
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Modified Atlantic Water ⓘ Western Mediterranean Deep Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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