West Greenland Current

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The West Greenland Current is a northward-flowing ocean current along the west coast of Greenland that transports relatively warm, saline Atlantic water into the Arctic region.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ocean current ⓘ
surface current ⓘ
adjacentTo Greenland continental shelf ⓘ
linked to: Greenland coast
affects marine ecosystems of west Greenland shelf ⓘ
sea ice distribution along west Greenland ⓘ
boundaryType western boundary current ⓘ
carriesProperty heat ⓘ
salt ⓘ
circulationRole transports Atlantic-origin water toward the Arctic ⓘ
componentOf subpolar gyre circulation ⓘ
connects Arctic Ocean via Baffin Bay ⓘ
subpolar North Atlantic ⓘ
contributesTo Arctic Ocean heat transport ⓘ
freshwater and salt balance of the Arctic ⓘ
countryCoast Greenland ⓘ
drivenBy density gradients between Atlantic and Arctic waters ⓘ
wind forcing in the subpolar North Atlantic ⓘ
flowDirection northward ⓘ
flowsAlong west coast of Greenland ⓘ
flowsThrough Davis Strait region ⓘ
hasImpactOn North Atlantic subpolar gyre dynamics ⓘ
deep water formation regions in the Labrador Sea ⓘ
hasResearchField climate science ⓘ
physical oceanography ⓘ
hasSeasonalVariabilityIn salinity ⓘ
temperature ⓘ
transport ⓘ
influences Greenland climate ⓘ
Greenland coastal fisheries ⓘ
influencesRegion Baffin Bay ⓘ
Labrador Sea ⓘ
interactsWith East Greenland Current ⓘ
Labrador Current ⓘ
monitoredBy hydrographic surveys ⓘ
oceanographic moorings ⓘ
satellite observations ⓘ
oceanRegion Arctic Ocean ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
partOf Arctic Ocean boundary current system ⓘ
subpolar North Atlantic circulation ⓘ
relatedTo Greenland Ice Sheet meltwater distribution ⓘ
sourceWaterMass Irminger Current ⓘ
subpolar mode water of the North Atlantic ⓘ
transportsWaterType Atlantic water ⓘ
waterSalinityCharacteristic saline ⓘ
waterTemperatureCharacteristic relatively warm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Davis Strait → hasCurrent → West Greenland Current ⓘ
Labrador Sea → hasInflow → West Greenland Current ⓘ
Kane Basin → oceanographicRegion → Eastern Canadian Arctic–West Greenland current system ⓘ
linked to: West Greenland Current