thermohaline circulation
Noun
Meaning
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thermohaline circulation (plural thermohaline circulations)
Any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.
Examples
Hydrology Tide ranges and tide times ( hours after Bergen ) along the Norwegian coast Thermohaline circulation explains the formation of cold, dense deep water in the Norwegian Sea.
For redirect Thermohaline circulation Oceanography (compound of the Greek words ὠκεανός meaning " ocean " and γράφω meaning "write"), also known as oceanology, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean.