ACC

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The ACC is the powerful ocean current that flows eastward around Antarctica, connecting the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and playing a key role in global climate and ocean circulation.

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Generate an image of the ACC (The ACC is the powerful ocean current that flows eastward around Antarctica, connecting the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and playing a key role in global climate and ocean circulation.)

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ACC canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ocean current ⓘ
physical oceanographic feature ⓘ
abbreviation ACC ⓘ
affects global sea surface temperatures ⓘ
meridional overturning circulation ⓘ
associatedWith Antarctic Polar Front ⓘ
Subantarctic Front ⓘ
connects Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
contributesTo isolation of Antarctica ⓘ
maintenance of Antarctic ice sheet ⓘ
drivenBy westerly winds ⓘ
encircles Antarctica ⓘ
flowsDirection eastward ⓘ
formedBy interaction of winds and ocean density structure ⓘ
hasAlternateName West Wind Drift ⓘ
hasApproximateTransport about 100 to 150 Sverdrups ⓘ
hasKeyRegion Drake Passage ⓘ
hasTypicalSurfaceSpeed about 0.5 to 1 meter per second in core regions ⓘ
influences Southern Ocean ecosystems ⓘ
carbon cycle ⓘ
heat transport ⓘ
nutrient distribution ⓘ
isStrongestCurrentBy volume transport ⓘ
linkedTo formation of Antarctic Bottom Water ⓘ
upwelling of deep waters ⓘ
locatedIn Southern Ocean ⓘ
monitoredUsing Argo floats ⓘ
satellite altimetry ⓘ
ship-based hydrographic sections ⓘ
partOf Earth climate system ⓘ
passesNear Africa ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
South America ⓘ
passesThrough Drake Passage ⓘ
playsRoleIn global climate system ⓘ
global ocean circulation ⓘ
sensitiveTo climate change ⓘ
separates Antarctic waters ⓘ
subantarctic waters ⓘ
studiedBy physical oceanographers ⓘ
timeScaleOfVariability decadal ⓘ
interannual ⓘ
long-term trends ⓘ

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

Antarctic Circumpolar Current → abbreviation → ACC ⓘ
subject linked to: ACC