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A thermohaline current is a gravity current. It is driven by gravity. The root idea is that fluids of different densities are acted on differently by gravity, and gravity "pulls" more on more dense fluids. That means cooler or more salty water, which is more dense than warmer or less salty water, will be "pulled down" more, and will displace the warmer or less salty and "dive deep" to set up deep ocean currents. Use the links below to learn more.
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What is another name for thermohaline current is?
Another name for thermohaline current is "conveyor belt," which some call this current of the ocean.
A thermohaline current is a current which is affected by?
Temperature and salinity
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 another name for thermohaline?
Gravity
What is another name for thermohaline circulation?
Global Ocean Conveyor
What is the global ocean conveyor belt's scientific name?
thermohaline circulation
How does the thermohaline current gets started?
By the mixtures temperatures rising and lowering and salinity(amount of salt in sea water)
How do you use north Atlantic current in a sentence?
The "north Atlantic current" is very strong.I really like the "north Atlantic current."The "north Atlantic current" is driven by the global thermohaline circulation (THC), it is wind driven
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 == ==
Why is the thermohaline circulation important?
Thermohaline circulation brings oxygen rich water to the deep ocean.
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 is another name for the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt?
The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt is also called thermohaline circulation.
