An example is thermohaline circulation which is vertical circulation induced by surface cooling, which causes convective overturning and consequent mixing. THERMOMETER An instrument used for measuring temperature.
A schematic of modern thermohaline circulation
On the scale of decades, climate changes can also result from interaction of the atmosphere and oceans.
THERMOHALINE In oceanography, it pertains to when both temperature and salinity act together. An example is thermohaline circulation which is vertical circulation induced by surface cooling, ...
 See also: Thermohaline, Ocean, Circulation, Water, Force
  
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