Antarctic Bottom Water circulation
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
oceanographic phenomenon
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gptkbp:affects |
climate change
global ocean circulation melting Antarctic ice |
gptkbp:characterizedBy |
cold temperatures
high salinity |
gptkbp:contributedTo |
gptkb:thermohaline_circulation
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
oceanographers in the 20th century
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gptkbp:form |
deepest water mass in the world ocean
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Antarctic Bottom Water circulation
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gptkbp:importantFor |
carbon sequestration
nutrient transport |
gptkbp:influenced |
deep ocean currents
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gptkbp:monitors |
oceanographic research vessels
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gptkbp:movesToward |
northward from Antarctica
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gptkbp:notableDriver |
formation of dense water near Antarctica
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gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
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gptkbp:reach |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Indian_Ocean gptkb:Pacific_Ocean |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Antarctic_Bottom_Water
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Vema_Channel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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