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Does the north Atlantic deep water flow on top of Antarctic bottom water?
Yes, Atlantic deep water is warmer and less dense than the Antarctic bottom water, so it flows on top.
Why is the Antarctic Bottom Water so dense?
Antarctic Bottom Water is dense because it forms in the frigid waters around Antarctica, where the cold temperatures cause the water to become very cold and salty. This combination of low temperature and high salinity makes the water denser than surrounding waters, causing it to sink to the ocean floor and flow towards the equator.
What is is the Antarctic bottom water how does it form?
Antarctic Bottom Water (ABW) is a dense, cold water mass that forms primarily around the Antarctic continental shelf, particularly in the Weddell Sea. It is created when sea ice forms, increasing the salinity and density of the surrounding water as the salt is expelled into the ocean. This dense water then sinks to the ocean floor and flows northward, contributing to global ocean circulation. ABW is crucial for regulating climate and transporting heat and nutrients in the deep ocean.
Why is it that you float on water?
Because water is more dense then our bodies so when things are more dense they sink to the bottom and when they are less dense they float to the top
Where does the warmer water reach the cold water in Antarctica?
The warmer ocean water that flows south from the tropics mostly affects the ice shelves around the Antarctic Peninsula. The Antarctic Bottom Water -- a natural phenomenon produced by the extreme cold -- is the most dense of all ocean waters, given its high saline content: 34.65%. Because warm water weighs less than cold water, the surface waters flow over the colder, more dense water. Wherever the warmer water flows under the ice shelves, these shelves are beginning to disintegrate from below.
Where is the ocean most dense?
The ocean is most dense towards the bottom of the sea. As the water in the ocean gets colder it gets more dense.
Why does a pond freeze from the bottom?
A pond freezes from the bottom because water is most dense at around 4 degrees Celsius. When the top layer of water cools and freezes, it becomes less dense and remains on top, insulating the warmer water below. This allows the colder water to continue freezing from the bottom up.
Does ice sink to the bottom of water because it is more dense than water?
First of all... ice floats in water.
Why do rocks float to the bottom not the top?
Because rocks are more dense than water
Where does cold dense water go?
It's somewhere in the textbook...
What order do you put water oil and mercury?
Water, oil, and mercury are arranged in increasing order of density. Water is less dense than oil, which is less dense than mercury. So the order would be water (less dense), oil, and then mercury (most dense).
In geyser system why cold water enter the boiler from bottom?
First of all, there are two principles:1.hot water is less dense and rises up2.cold water is more dense and goes down.so when water becomes hot, it rises up and replaces the cold water which comes down. That is why cold water enters from the bottom.
