Benguela Current upwelling system
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
upwelling system
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| gptkbp:affectsCountry |
gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Namibia gptkb:South_Africa |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Benguela_Current
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| gptkbp:borderedBy |
gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkb:Angola-Benguela_Front |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
cold, nutrient-rich waters
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
global carbon cycle
|
| gptkbp:extendsTo |
coast of southwestern Africa
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Benguela Current upwelling system
|
| gptkbp:importantFor |
anchovy fisheries
sardine fisheries |
| gptkbp:influenced |
biodiversity in the region
climate of coastal regions |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
southeast Atlantic Ocean
|
| gptkbp:monitors |
gptkb:Benguela_Current_Commission
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| gptkbp:notableDriver |
south-easterly trade winds
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| gptkbp:season |
stronger in austral spring and summer
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
oceanographers
|
| gptkbp:subject |
harmful algal blooms
hypoxic events |
| gptkbp:supports |
major fisheries
high marine productivity |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Namibian_Shelf
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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