thermohaline
Americanadjective
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"It would nonetheless be revealing to analyze such data, since the deep currents differ greatly from the surface currents and thermohaline circulation leads to exchange with water masses from northern regions," Leistenschneider says.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
The thermohaline circulation is critically important to the transfer of heat on Earth.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
There is compelling evidence to indicate that there were major changes in thermohaline circulation, corresponding with climate changes, during the Pleistocene Glaciation.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
A reduction in the rate of thermohaline circulation would lead to colder conditions and enhanced formation of sea ice at the poles.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
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