Disambiguation evidence for ACC via surface form

"Antarctic Circumpolar Current"


As subject (45)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Antarctic Circumpolar Current".

Predicate Object
abbreviation ACC self-linksurface differs
affects global sea surface temperatures
affects meridional overturning circulation
associatedWith Antarctic Convergence
surface form: Antarctic Polar Front
associatedWith Subantarctic Front
connects Atlantic Ocean
connects Indian Ocean
connects Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
contributesTo isolation of Antarctica
contributesTo maintenance of Antarctic ice sheet
drivenBy westerly winds
encircles Antarctica
flowsDirection eastward
formedBy interaction of winds and ocean density structure
hasAlternateName West Wind Drift
hasApproximateTransport about 100 to 150 Sverdrups
hasKeyRegion Drake Passage
hasTypicalSurfaceSpeed about 0.5 to 1 meter per second in core regions
influences Southern Ocean ecosystems
influences carbon cycle
influences heat transport
influences nutrient distribution
instanceOf ocean current
instanceOf physical oceanographic feature
isStrongestCurrentBy volume transport
linkedTo formation of Antarctic Bottom Water
linkedTo upwelling of deep waters
locatedIn Southern Ocean
monitoredUsing Argo floats
monitoredUsing satellite altimetry
monitoredUsing ship-based hydrographic sections
partOf Earth climate system
passesNear Africa NERFINISHED
passesNear Australia
passesNear South America
passesThrough Drake Passage
playsRoleIn global climate system
playsRoleIn global ocean circulation
sensitiveTo climate change
separates Antarctic waters
separates subantarctic waters
studiedBy physical oceanographers
timeScaleOfVariability decadal
timeScaleOfVariability interannual
timeScaleOfVariability long-term trends