California Current
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The California Current is a major cold, southward-flowing ocean current along the western coast of North America that strongly influences the region’s climate and marine ecosystems.
Aliases (4)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cold current
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eastern boundary current → ocean current → |
| affectedBy |
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
→
Pacific Decadal Oscillation → climate change → |
| affects |
coastal fog formation in California
→
regional precipitation patterns → sea surface temperature along the U.S. West Coast → |
| associatedWith |
Ekman transport
→
high primary productivity → rich fisheries → |
| borderedBy |
North Pacific Current
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| causes |
coastal upwelling
→
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| connectedTo |
Alaska Current
→
Equatorial Countercurrent → North Pacific Current → |
| flowsAlong |
coast of Baja California
→
coast of California → coast of Oregon → coast of Washington (state) → |
| flowsDirection |
southward
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| hasProperty |
high nutrient concentrations in surface waters
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seasonally variable upwelling intensity → supports large marine food webs → |
| influences |
climate of western North America
→
coastal marine biodiversity of California → coastal upwelling ecosystems of the U.S. West Coast → distribution of marine mammals along the U.S. West Coast → distribution of seabirds in the northeast Pacific → marine ecosystems of the California Current System → |
| locatedAlong |
western coast of North America
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| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
→
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| monitoredBy |
oceanographic buoys
→
satellite remote sensing → ship-based surveys → |
| partOf |
California Current System
→
North Pacific subtropical gyre → |
| recognizedAs |
one of the major eastern boundary currents of the world ocean
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| studiedBy |
climate scientists
→
oceanographers → |
| supports |
Pacific anchovy fishery
→
Pacific sardine fishery → groundfish fisheries → salmon fisheries → |
| waterTemperatureType |
cold
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
California Current
("California Current System")
→
Klamath River estuary ("California Current marine ecosystem") → Santa Barbara Channel ("California Current system") → |
partOf |
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North Pacific Gyre
→
Northern Pacific → |
hasPart |
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Cape Mendocino
→
Channel Islands of California → |
oceanCurrent |
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Pacific Ocean
→
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containsCurrent |
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San Diego Bay
("California Current Large Marine Ecosystem")
→
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ecoregion |
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North Pacific Current
→
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feeds |
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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
→
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hasClimateInfluence |
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Northern Pacific Ocean
→
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hasCurrent |
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eastern Pacific Ocean
→
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hasMajorCurrent |
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Pacific coast of North America
→
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hasNotableFeature |
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eastern North Pacific Ocean
→
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hasOceanCurrent |
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Alaska Current
→
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relatedTo |