Gibraltar sill

E733841

submarine sill submarine topographic feature

The Gibraltar sill is the shallow submarine threshold at the Strait of Gibraltar that controls deep-water exchange between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Label	Occurrences
Gibraltar sill canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	submarine sill ⓘ submarine topographic feature ⓘ
controls	deep-water exchange between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ inflow of Atlantic surface water into the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ overflow of dense Mediterranean water into the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasAlternateName	Gibraltar threshold ⓘ Strait of Gibraltar sill NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	hydraulic control of overflow ⓘ narrow topographic constriction ⓘ submarine ridge ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth	about 900 m ⓘ
hasMinimumDepth	about 280 m ⓘ approximately 300 m ⓘ
hasProcess	Mediterranean overflow plume formation ⓘ entrainment of Atlantic water into Mediterranean overflow ⓘ hydraulically controlled overflow ⓘ
hasRoleIn	salt budget of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ ventilation of intermediate and deep waters in the eastern North Atlantic ⓘ water budget of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
influences	Atlantic thermohaline circulation NERFINISHED ⓘ density structure of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ exchange of dissolved oxygen between the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ exchange of heat between the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ exchange of nutrients between the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ global ocean circulation ⓘ salinity of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ temperature structure of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
isKeyControlOn	Mediterranean Outflow Water formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean–Atlantic water mass exchange ⓘ
isLocatedNear	Ceuta NERFINISHED ⓘ Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOf	Gibraltar Arc region NERFINISHED ⓘ
isStudiedIn	marine geology ⓘ paleoceanography ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ
locatedIn	Alboran Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlantic–Mediterranean gateway NERFINISHED ⓘ Strait of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ western Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Strait of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ
separates	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Mediterranean Outflow Water → isExportedThrough → Gibraltar sill ⓘ