global thermohaline circulation
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Global thermohaline circulation is the planet-spanning system of deep and surface ocean currents driven by differences in temperature and salinity, which redistributes heat, nutrients, and gases around the world’s oceans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| global thermohaline circulation canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Earth climate system
ⓘ
ocean circulation system ⓘ physical oceanographic process ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
seawater density gradients
ⓘ
seawater salinity differences ⓘ seawater temperature differences ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
global conveyor belt
ⓘ
meridional overturning circulation ⓘ thermohaline circulation ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
deep ocean currents
ⓘ
surface ocean currents ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
interhemispheric heat transport
ⓘ
oxygen supply to deep waters ⓘ redistribution of ocean salinity ⓘ storage of anthropogenic CO2 in the deep ocean ⓘ ventilation of the deep ocean ⓘ |
| hasKeyRegion |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
ⓘ
surface form:
Antarctic Circumpolar Current region
Greenland Sea ⓘ Labrador Sea ⓘ Nordic Seas ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
potential reorganization of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
ⓘ
potential slowdown under global warming ⓘ |
| hasTimescale |
centennial timescale
ⓘ
millennial timescale ⓘ |
| includesProcess |
Antarctic Bottom Water formation
ⓘ
North Atlantic Deep Water ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Deep Water formation
deep water formation ⓘ |
| influences |
Atlantic Multidecadal Variability
ⓘ
marine ecosystem productivity ⓘ ocean carbon cycle ⓘ sea level patterns ⓘ sea surface temperature distribution ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
freshwater input ⓘ glacial meltwater ⓘ greenhouse gas forcing ⓘ precipitation-evaporation balance ⓘ sea ice formation and melt ⓘ surface heat fluxes ⓘ |
| isModeledBy | coupled climate models ⓘ |
| isStudiedBy | physical oceanography ⓘ |
| occursIn | global ocean ⓘ |
| regulates |
global climate
ⓘ
regional climate patterns ⓘ |
| startsIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| transports |
carbon
ⓘ
dissolved gases ⓘ heat ⓘ nutrients ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.