wind moves from global density gradients during thermohaline circulation.
wind moves from global density gradients during thermohaline circulation.
where does wind move from during thermohaline circulation?
global density gradients
ocean currents greatly affect earth's climate by transferring heat from the tropics to the polar regions. transferring warm or cold air and precipitation to coastal regions, winds may carry them inland. surface heat and freshwater fluxes create global density gradients that drive the thermohaline circulation part of large-scale ocean circulation. it plays an important role in supplying heat to the polar regions, and thus in sea ice regulation. changes in the thermohaline circulation are thought to have significant impacts on earth's energy budget. in so far as the thermohaline circulation governs the rate at which deep waters reach the surface, it may also significantly influence atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
ocean
hence, a recent and popular name for the thermohaline circulation, emphasizing the vertical nature and pole-to-pole character of this kind of ocean circulation, is the meridional overturning circulation.









































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direct estimates of the strength of the thermohaline circulation have been made at 26.5°n in the north atlantic since 2004 by the uk-us rapid programme. by combining direct estimates of ocean transport using current meters and subsea cable measurements with estimates of the geostrophic current from temperature and salinity measurements, the rapid programme provides continuous, full-depth, basinwide estimates of the thermohaline circulation or, more accurately, the meridional overturning circulation.
thermohaline circulation