thermohaline

“Also called the thermohaline circulation, it is driven by differences in the density of the sea water which is controlled by its thermo or temperature, and its haline or salinity.”

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“Although these steps are linked by feedback loops that prevent strict causal relations, the primary processes driving the THC seem to be steps 2 and 3, which are termed thermohaline ventilation.”

Ocean processes of climatic importance in the Arctic

“Technically, it iscalled thermohaline circulation which is the global system of surface and subsurface ocean currents that is driven by temperature and salinity differences that create density gradients between adjoining water masses.”

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“That upsets the flow of so-called thermohaline or salt heat driven ocean currents ...”

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“This very large, slow current is called the thermohaline circulation because it is caused by temperature and salinity (haline) variations.”

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“Today, most scientists think the species travel a deepwater conveyor belt called the thermohaline circulation, the ocean-wide phenomenon responsible for currents such as the Atlantic's Gulf Stream.”

Scientific American

“El Niño and the NAO are connected by a process called thermohaline circulation, which drives the "ocean conveyor belt" that shuttles sea water of different density around the world's oceans.”

New Scientist - Earth

“The currents are part of the 'thermohaline' ocean circulation, which is driven as the cold and salty - hence dense - waters of the far North Atlantic sink, drawing warmer surface waters north.”

Scientific American

“The Jet stream and the thermohaline circulation are vast systems that have been here longer than man has been here.”

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