Benguela Upwelling System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Benguela_Upwelling_System

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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
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:Southern_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Benguela Upwelling System