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Thermohaline circulation is driven by changes in?
The thermohaline circulation is driven by surface heat (insolaration) and freshwater flows. These change the density of the ocean's water and gravity does the work.
What causes thermohaline circulation?
The term thermohaline circulation ( THC ) refers to the part of the large-scale ocean circulation that is driven by global density gradients created by surface heat and freshwater fluxes
What two characteristics of water combine to form a thermohaline?
temperature and salinity
The Earth's great bodies of water are referred to as energy reservoirs because?
Thermohaline currents transport heat deeper into the ocean layers.
What is another name for aerosol?
halon is another name. they deplete ozone.
What is another name for thermohaline current is?
Another name for thermohaline current is "conveyor belt," which some call this current of the ocean.
What is another name for thermohaline circulation?
Global Ocean Conveyor
What is another name for the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt?
The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt is also called thermohaline circulation.
Another name for the thermohaline current is?
The thermohaline circulation is a term for the global density-driven circulation of the oceans. Derivation is from thermo- for heat and -haline for salt, which together determine the density of sea water
What is the global ocean conveyor belt's scientific name?
thermohaline circulation
Why is the thermohaline circulation important?
Thermohaline circulation brings oxygen rich water to the deep ocean.
Thermohaline circulation is driven by changes in?
The thermohaline circulation is driven by surface heat (insolaration) and freshwater flows. These change the density of the ocean's water and gravity does the work.
A thermohaline current is a current which is affected by?
Temperature and salinity
Surface ocean circulation is also called thermohaline circulation?
Thermohaline circulation is also called overturning circulation. It is driven by density. The time scale for thermohaine is 1000 years.
What causes thermohaline circulation?
The term thermohaline circulation ( THC ) refers to the part of the large-scale ocean circulation that is driven by global density gradients created by surface heat and freshwater fluxes
Will rising sea levels affect the Gulf stream?
Yes, the thermohaline currents will be affected.
How can thermohaline circulation regulate climate?
It is gravity that drives thermohaline circulation. It's a gravity current. We usually apply the term thermohaline circulation to the deep ocean currents that are driven by gravity. Colder water or water that has a higher salt content than other water is more dense, and gravity will act on it to pull it "down" deeper. It will displace warmer or less salty water and move to greater depths. This sets the stage for a deep ocean current we call a thermohaline expressway. Use the links below for more information on gravity currents (which are sometimes called density currents)._______________________sflo:I would say this answer is limited in explaining what drives thermohaline circulation. Changes in density certainly affect circulation, particularly when water emerges from the deep or submerges to depths (upwelling and downwelling), but the effects of "gravity" on water masses of varying densities aren't a driver of circulation, per se. I would like to point that within the "thermohaline circulation," "thermo-" and "haline" are both components of the name. Thus in a more elemental manner, it makes more sense to explain this phenomenon by temperature and salinity differences, as well as the resulting changes in density, rather than merely "gravity."For a great snap-shot of our current understanding (or rather lack-therof) of the thermohaline circulation, what drives it, and how it affects or is affected by climate, please look-up:"Thermohaline circulation: The current climate" Nature421, 699 (13 February 2003) | doi:10.1038/421699a == ==
