Thermohaline Circulation

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Thermohaline Circulation
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Salinity Cross Section (Pacific Ocean)
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Potential Temperature in Atlantic Ocean
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Salinity Atlantic Ocean
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Oceans Conveyor Belt Circulation Schematic
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Formation Regions of Deep and Intermediate Waters
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Antarctic Circumpolar Current
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Circulation of Deep Waters in Southern Ocean
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Heat Transport
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Heat Transport by the oceans
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Temperature as a function of latitude
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• Mignot et al, 2006

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• hypothesis concerning quasi constant total
  meridional heat flux
• and opposite fluctuations of its oceanic and
  atmospheric parts, does
• explain the possibility of relatively big
  variations in climate without having
• recourse to primary solar changes. (Bjerknes,
  1964)

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Hazelger, 2008