deep water
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Their results indicate that changes in Agulhas Leakage do not always produce the expected response in deep water formation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Local processes that control deep water formation in the North Atlantic may be just as important, or even more important, under certain conditions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
The U.S. has repeatedly hit Chabahar, Iran’s only deep water, oceanic port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
So if deep water formation weakens in the North Atlantic, Watson argues, the system may not simply stop.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
I struck the beginning chord of Savien’s verse and I heard a piercing sound that pulled me out of the music like a fish dragged from deep water.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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