Benguela Upwelling System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Benguela_Upwelling_System
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf upwelling system
gptkbp:characterizedBy cold, nutrient-rich waters
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:California_Upwelling_System
gptkb:Canary_Upwelling_System
gptkb:Humboldt_Upwelling_System
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Cape_Point,_South_Africa
gptkb:Angola-Benguela_Front
gptkbp:firstDescribed 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benguela Upwelling System
gptkbp:importantFor global carbon cycle
regional economies
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:locatedOn southwest coast of Africa
gptkbp:majorFishSpecies gptkb:hake
anchovy
sardine
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Benguela_Current_Commission
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Benguela_Current
gptkbp:notableDriver south-easterly trade winds
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Eastern_Boundary_Upwelling_Systems
gptkbp:season stronger in austral spring and summer
gptkbp:studiedBy oceanographers
gptkbp:supports major fisheries
high marine productivity
gptkbp:threats climate change
overfishing
hypoxia events
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benguelastrom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6