Antarctic Intermediate Water
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:water
|
| gptkbp:describedYear |
1935
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
Wüst, Georg
|
| gptkbp:formation_region |
gptkb:Subantarctic_Front
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Antarctic Intermediate Water
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkb:South_Indian_Ocean gptkb:South_Atlantic_Ocean South Pacific Ocean |
| gptkbp:maximumDepth |
700 to 1200 meters
|
| gptkbp:origin |
surface waters north of the Antarctic Convergence
|
| gptkbp:oxygen_content |
high
|
| gptkbp:role |
influences global thermohaline circulation
transports freshwater northward |
| gptkbp:salinity |
34.2 to 34.4 PSU
|
| gptkbp:temperature |
3 to 7 °C
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Deep_Water
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|