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Does the north Atlantic deep water flow on top of Antarctic bottom water?
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∙ 8y ago
Yes, Atlantic deep water is warmer and less dense than the Antarctic bottom water, so it flows on top.
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Why does the North Atlantic deep water and the Antarctic intermediate water over ride the Antarctic bottom water?
Antarctic bottom water is colder than either the Antarctic intermediate water or the Atlantic deep water. The North Atlantic bottom water doesn't flow far enough south to intermix with the Southern Ocean.
What happens when the Atlantic Deep Water meets the Antarctic Bottom Water?
When the North Atlantic ocean meets the Antarctic bottom water Hurricanes form(:
Why does North Atlantic Deep Water and Antarctic Intermediate Water overide Antarctic Bottom Water?
Antarctic bottom water of the Southern Ocean is the coldest water on earth. Cold water is always found at the bottom of any combination of water temperatures.
The arrangement of water masses in the southern Atlantic Ocean from the surface to the bottom is?
The arrangement of water masses in the southern Atlantic Ocean from the surface to the bottom is Antarctic Intermediate water, north Atlantic deep water, and the Antarctic bottom water. The location where water flow uninterrupted between the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Indian Oceans is in the southern ocean.
What happens when the North Atlantic deep water meets the Antarctic bottom water?
a hurricane would form
Name three density currents that form in the polar regions?
The Antarctic Bottom Water, North Atlantic Deep Water, and Antarctic Intermediate Water are three density currents that form in polar regions.
Which direction will the Antarctic Bottom Water travel?
Antarctic Bottom Water can only travel north.
The deepest water in the deep ocean is Antarctic Intermediate Water?
No, it's the Antarctic Bottom Water
What causes deep ocean currents currents?
The relationship between the density of ocean water and the formation of deep currents. Differences in the temperature and salinity and the resulting differences in density cause variations in the movement of deep currents. For example, the deepest current, the Antarctic Bottom Water, is denser than the North Atlantic Deep Water. Both currents spread out across the ocean floor as they flow toward each other. Because less dense water always flows on top of denser water, the North Atlantic Deep Water flows on top of the Antarctic Bottom Water when the currents meet. Any other suggestions for questions? E-mail ncmulkey@bellsouth.net
What bodies of water surround South American?
The South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and South Pacific ocean surround South America.
7 bodies of water that touch north America?
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, Arctic Ocean, Antarctic, Indian Ocean
Where does water flow to from Antarctic?
All liquid around Antarctica flows north out of the Southern Ocean into the Southern Pacific, the Southern Atlantic and the South Indian oceans.
