Oyashio
E591681
Oyashio is a cold subarctic ocean current in the northwest Pacific that flows southward from the Bering Sea along the eastern coast of Russia and northern Japan, strongly influencing the region’s climate and marine ecosystems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ocean current ⓘ |
| affects |
climate of Hokkaido
ⓘ
distribution of commercially important fish species ⓘ distribution of plankton in the northwest Pacific ⓘ fog formation along northern Japan coasts ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Okhotsk Current
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oya Siwo Current NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyashio Current NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFeature | Kuroshio–Oyashio confluence zone ⓘ |
| boundaryCurrentOf | North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bringsWaterFrom |
Bering Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateRole | modulates heat transport in the North Pacific ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | supports rich subarctic marine food webs ⓘ |
| flowsAlongCoastOf |
Hokkaido
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | southward ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsFeatureWith | Kuroshio Current NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
North Pacific fisheries productivity
ⓘ
marine ecosystems of the northwest Pacific ⓘ regional climate of northern Japan ⓘ regional climate of the Russian Far East ⓘ sea ice distribution in the Bering Sea region ⓘ sea surface temperature patterns in the northwest Pacific ⓘ snowfall patterns in northern Japan ⓘ storm tracks over the North Pacific ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| meetsCurrent | Kuroshio Current NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsNear |
eastern coast of Honshu
ⓘ
offshore region east of Japan ⓘ |
| nutrientCharacteristic | nutrient-rich ⓘ |
| oceanographicImportance | major western boundary current of the subarctic North Pacific ⓘ |
| oceanographicRegion | subarctic Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | subarctic gyre of the North Pacific ⓘ |
| partOf | North Pacific subpolar gyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinityCharacteristic | relatively low salinity ⓘ |
| supports |
high primary productivity
ⓘ
large fisheries in the northwest Pacific ⓘ |
| temperatureRelativeTo | Kuroshio Current NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterMassSource |
intermediate water from the North Pacific
ⓘ
subarctic surface water ⓘ |
| waterTemperatureCharacteristic | cold ⓘ |
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