Irminger Basin
E643816
The Irminger Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the North Atlantic, lying beneath the Irminger Sea between Greenland and Iceland and forming part of the complex subpolar gyre system.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic basin
ⓘ
submarine basin ⓘ |
| approximateLatitudeRange | about 58°N to 65°N ⓘ |
| approximateLongitudeRange | about 30°W to 45°W ⓘ |
| basinType | deep abyssal basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Iceland–Faroe Ridge region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reykjanes Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ southeast Greenland continental margin ⓘ |
| circulationInfluencedBy |
East Greenland Current
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irminger Current NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationType | cyclonic subpolar gyre circulation ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Iceland Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labrador Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryExclusiveEconomicZones |
Greenland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorComposition | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| hasFeature | thick sedimentary cover in deeper parts ⓘ |
| hasObservationNetwork | oceanographic moorings and repeat hydrographic sections ⓘ |
| hasOverflowPathway | Denmark Strait overflow into deep North Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasProcess | deep convection in some winters ⓘ |
| hasWaterMass |
Denmark Strait Overflow Water
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irminger Sea Intermediate Water NERFINISHED ⓘ Labrador Sea Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
deep water formation in the North Atlantic
ⓘ
ventilation of the subpolar gyre ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Greenland–Iceland–Norwegian Seas–North Atlantic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSoutheastOf | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Irminger Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 3000–3500 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carl Ludvig Christian Irminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Denmark Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanRegion | Labrador–Irminger Seas region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Atlantic subpolar gyre NERFINISHED ⓘ subpolar North Atlantic ⓘ |
| roleInClimate |
carbon uptake and storage
ⓘ
heat uptake from the atmosphere ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Labrador Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFromBy | Greenland–Scotland Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
climate science
ⓘ
physical oceanography ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | formed by seafloor spreading in the North Atlantic ⓘ |
| waterMassTransformation | subpolar mode water formation region ⓘ |
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