tropical Atlantic Ocean

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The tropical Atlantic Ocean is the warm, low-latitude region of the Atlantic characterized by year-round high sea-surface temperatures, rich marine biodiversity, and major roles in global climate and tropical weather systems.

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine ecoregion ⓘ
ocean region ⓘ
boundedBy equatorial Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
subtropical North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
subtropical South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasAverageSeaSurfaceTemperature approximately 26–29 degrees Celsius ⓘ
hasCharacteristic high evaporation rates ⓘ
high marine biodiversity ⓘ
intense convection ⓘ
low latitude ⓘ
seasonal rainfall variability in adjacent continents ⓘ
strong air–sea interaction ⓘ
warm sea-surface temperatures ⓘ
hasClimateFeature Atlantic Intertropical Convergence Zone ⓘ
rainband near 5–10 degrees latitude ⓘ
sea-surface temperature gradients between hemispheres ⓘ
tropical easterly trade winds ⓘ
hasProcess Atlantic Meridional Mode variability ⓘ
Atlantic Niño variability ⓘ
coastal upwelling off Northwest Africa ⓘ
coastal upwelling off Southwest Africa ⓘ
seasonal migration of the Intertropical Convergence Zone ⓘ
upwelling along the equator ⓘ
influences Atlantic Intertropical Convergence Zone ⓘ
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ
Atlantic hurricane activity ⓘ
Caribbean climate ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea climate ⓘ
South American monsoon system ⓘ
West African monsoon ⓘ
rainfall over Northeast Brazil ⓘ
rainfall over the Sahel region ⓘ
tropical cyclone formation in the North Atlantic ⓘ
locatedIn tropics ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
playsRoleIn carbon cycle through ocean–atmosphere CO2 exchange ⓘ
global climate system ⓘ
global heat transport ⓘ
global hydrological cycle ⓘ
supports billfish fisheries ⓘ
coral reef ecosystems ⓘ
large pelagic fish populations ⓘ
mangrove ecosystems along coasts ⓘ
seagrass meadows in shallow coastal areas ⓘ
small pelagic fisheries off West Africa ⓘ
tuna fisheries ⓘ
threatenedBy coastal habitat loss ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ
ocean acidification ⓘ
ocean warming ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
usedFor offshore oil and gas production in some regions ⓘ
shipping routes between Africa and the Americas ⓘ
tourism and recreation in coastal areas ⓘ

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

sooty tern → distribution → tropical Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
North Atlantic Equatorial Current → location → tropical North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: tropical Atlantic Ocean
Andros Barrier Reef → oceanRegion → Western Atlantic ⓘ
linked to: tropical Atlantic Ocean
North Brazil Current → locatedIn → Western Tropical Atlantic ⓘ
linked to: tropical Atlantic Ocean
Tropical Northwestern Atlantic → partOf → Tropical Atlantic ⓘ
linked to: tropical Atlantic Ocean
Temperate Southern Africa marine realm → borderedBy → Tropical Atlantic marine realm ⓘ
linked to: tropical Atlantic Ocean
Marine Ecoregions of the World → hasRealm → Tropical Atlantic ⓘ
linked to: tropical Atlantic Ocean
European storm petrel → nonBreedingRange → tropical Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Idalia → region → North Atlantic hurricane basin ⓘ
linked to: tropical Atlantic Ocean
Saharan Air Layer → affectsRegion → tropical Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Cay → isCommonIn → Tropical Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: tropical Atlantic Ocean
Eretmochelys imbricata → geographicDistribution → tropical Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Phaethon lepturus → geographicDistribution → tropical Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Antennarius → distribution → tropical Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
WMO Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee → regionServed → North Atlantic tropical cyclone basin ⓘ
linked to: tropical Atlantic Ocean