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ocean circulation

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ocean circulation [′ō·shən ‚sər·kyə′lā·shən]
(oceanography)
Water current flow in a closed circular pattern within an ocean.
Large-scale horizontal water motion within an ocean.


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Its second job is to measure changes in the salt content of sea surface waters, data that will enhance our understanding of what drives global ocean circulation patterns.
Paris, October 1 (ANI): Reports indicate that the European Space Agency's (ESA's) GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) has started sending data that will lead to the development of the best gravity map ever, providing a better understanding of Earth's gravity.
Continued exposure to such freshwater forcing, however, could disrupt global ocean circulation during the next century and lead to very abrupt changes in climate, similar to those that occurred at the onset of the last ice age," the studies said.
 
 
 
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