Conveyor-belt model A three-dimensional depiction of fronts and cyclones in terms of three interacting airstreams, often referred to as conveyor belts. ...
ocean conveyor belt"The global recirculation of water masses that determines today's climate. The conveyor belt is driven by the sinking of North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) through cooling of the surface water in the Greenland and Labrador Seas.
conveyer belt - See ocean conveyor belt. counter - Generic term for instruments that measure radioactivity.
See also: Air, Ocean, Water, Layer, Thermal
 
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