Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the effects of temperature and salinity on the large-scale circulation of oceanic waters.
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- adjective of, or relating to a
combination oftemperature andsalinity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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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.
DK Matai: Butterfly Effect, Oil Gusher & Edge of Chaos: World Wide Summit? 2010
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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.
DK Matai: Butterfly Effect, Oil Gusher & Edge of Chaos: World Wide Summit? 2010
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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.
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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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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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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 2010
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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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This very large, slow current is called the thermohaline circulation because it is caused by temperature and salinity (haline) variations.
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