Greenland Basin
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The Greenland Basin is a deep oceanic depression in the Arctic Ocean, lying beneath the Greenland Sea and playing a key role in cold deep-water formation and circulation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic basin
→
submarine depression → |
| adjacentTo |
Greenland continental margin
→
Iceland Sea → Jan Mayen Fracture Zone → Mohns Ridge → |
| basinType |
deep oceanic basin
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|
| connectedTo |
Denmark Strait overflow pathway
→
Fram Strait → Lofoten Basin → Norwegian Basin → |
| containsWaterMass |
Arctic Intermediate Water
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Greenland Sea Deep Water → Norwegian Sea Deep Water → |
| formationMechanism |
seafloor spreading and tectonic processes
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| hasCharacteristic |
high salinity in deep layers
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high-latitude location → low temperatures → seasonal sea ice cover in parts → |
| hasStratification |
strong vertical density gradient
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| influences |
North Atlantic Deep Water properties
→
climate system → global ocean circulation → |
| isImportantFor |
heat storage in deep ocean layers
→
storage of anthropogenic carbon in deep ocean → ventilation of deep Arctic and Nordic Seas → |
| isPartOf |
subpolar gyre system
→
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| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
→
Greenland Sea → |
| oceanRegion |
North Atlantic subpolar region
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| partOf |
Arctic Mediterranean
→
Nordic Seas → |
| playsRoleIn |
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
→
deep-water formation → thermohaline circulation → |
| process |
brine rejection from sea ice formation
→
deep convection → dense water overflow → |
| researchField |
climate science
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physical oceanography → polar oceanography → |
| role |
reservoir of deep waters
→
sink for dense surface waters → |
| seafloorFeatureOf |
Greenland Sea
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|
| underlies |
Greenland Sea surface waters
→
|
| waterMassFormation |
cold dense deep water
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Greenland Sea
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hasSubregion |