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thermohaline circulation
(redirected from Ocean conveyor belt)

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thermohaline circulation: see ocean ocean, interconnected mass of saltwater covering 70.78% of the surface of the earth, often called the world ocean. It is subdivided into four (or five) major units that are separated from each other in most cases by the continental masses. See also oceanography.
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The movement of seawater with different densities powers the great ocean conveyor belt.
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One doomsday scenario is that such an event would stop or disrupt the whole Ocean Conveyor Belt system, plunging Western Europe into a new ice age without the benefit of the warmth delivered by the Gulf Stream.
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15] watts)--close to half the amount of heat energy transported on the ocean conveyor belt toward polar regions in any given year.
The Motion in the Ocean by BROWN, KATHRYN / Science News
 
 
 
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