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Why does the North Atlantic deep water and the Antarctic intermediate water over ride the Antarctic bottom water?
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∙ 8y ago
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.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe bottom water is colder, and therefore denser. (I had this on a test so I know this is the right answer)
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Name three density currents that form in the polar regions?
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Why does North Atlantic Deep Water and Antarctic Intermediate Water overide Antarctic Bottom Water?
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The arrangement of water masses in the southern Atlantic Ocean from the surface to the bottom is?
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When the North Atlantic ocean meets the Antarctic bottom water Hurricanes form(:
Does the north Atlantic deep water flow on top of Antarctic bottom water?
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What happens when the North Atlantic deep water meets the Antarctic bottom water?
a hurricane would form
What is the name of the area that lies north of the Antarctic Circle?
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Which direction will the Antarctic Bottom Water travel?
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Where is the sub-Antarctic?
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What is the name of the six oceans?
The oceans of the world are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans. The Southern Ocean also is referred to as the Antarctic Ocean.
Why did they decive to have a five ocean?
There are seven oceans: The North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic (AKA Southern).
Did Jason the Robot go from the North Atlantic polar seas to the Antarctic?
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