North Atlantic Deep Water

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/North_Atlantic_Deep_Water
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:water
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NADW
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Meridional_Overturning_Circulation
gptkbp:density ~1027.8 kg/m³
gptkbp:depthRange 1500–4000 meters
gptkbp:firstDescribed oceanographers in early 20th century
gptkbp:flows_southward gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:forms_by gptkb:thermohaline_circulation
deep convection
gptkbp:forms_in gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:forms_near gptkb:Greenland_Sea
gptkb:Labrador_Sea
gptkb:Irminger_Sea
gptkbp:high_in oxygen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North Atlantic Deep Water
gptkbp:influenced global climate
carbon cycle
gptkbp:low_in nutrients
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Antarctic_Bottom_Water
gptkbp:part_of global thermohaline circulation
gptkbp:salinity 34.9–35.0 PSU
gptkbp:source_region gptkb:Greenland_Sea
gptkb:Labrador_Sea
gptkb:Norwegian_Sea
gptkbp:temperature 2–4°C
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Antarctic_Intermediate_Water
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean_basin
gptkb:Romanche_Trench
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5