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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.
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What happens when the Atlantic Deep Water meets the Antarctic Bottom Water?
When the North Atlantic ocean meets the Antarctic bottom water Hurricanes 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.
What happens when the North Atlantic deep water meets the Antarctic bottom water?
a hurricane would 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 deepest water in the deep ocean is Antarctic Intermediate Water?
No, it's the Antarctic Bottom Water
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.
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.
The most distinctive of all deep water masses is?
Antarctic Bottom Water
Is there any water in the Antarctic Desert?
Yes, there is an immense quantity of water in the Antarctic but most of it is in the form of ice.
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 percent of the earth's fresh water is found in the antarctic?
75% of the Earths FRESH water is located in the Antarctic.
