East Greenland Current
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The East Greenland Current is a major cold, southward-flowing ocean current that transports Arctic water and sea ice along Greenland’s eastern coast into the North Atlantic.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boundary current
ⓘ
cold current ⓘ ocean current ⓘ surface current ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Greenland Sea
ⓘ
Norwegian Sea ⓘ |
| affects |
marine ecosystems off East Greenland
ⓘ
sea ice conditions in the Greenland Sea ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Denmark Strait overflow pathway
ⓘ
surface form:
Denmark Strait overflow waters
Fram Strait sea ice export ⓘ |
| boundaryType | western boundary current of Nordic Seas ⓘ |
| carries |
low-salinity water
ⓘ
polar water masses ⓘ |
| componentOf | Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ |
| connects | Arctic Ocean and subpolar North Atlantic ⓘ |
| dominantWaterMass |
Arctic Intermediate Water
ⓘ
Polar Surface Water ⓘ |
| drives | export of multi-year sea ice from Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| flowDirection | southward ⓘ |
| flowsAlong | east coast of Greenland ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Denmark Strait
ⓘ
Fram Strait ⓘ Greenland Sea ⓘ |
| iceCoverage | often partially ice-covered ⓘ |
| influences |
Greenland climate
ⓘ
North Atlantic climate ⓘ North Atlantic subpolar gyre system ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic subpolar gyre
formation of North Atlantic Deep Water ⓘ sea ice export from Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| mouthRegion |
Denmark Strait
ⓘ
Irminger Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Greenland coast
ⓘ
surface form:
east coast of Greenland
|
| partOf |
Transpolar Drift Stream
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic outflow system
subpolar North Atlantic circulation ⓘ |
| salinityCharacteristic | relatively low salinity compared to Atlantic waters ⓘ |
| seasonalVariability | strong ⓘ |
| separates | polar waters from Atlantic waters ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Fram Strait ⓘ |
| temperatureCharacteristic | near-freezing surface temperatures in winter ⓘ |
| transports |
Arctic water
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ sea ice ⓘ |
| typicalFlowSpeed | on the order of tens of centimeters per second ⓘ |
| waterTemperature | cold ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.