thermohaline circulation

noun

Any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.

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Meanings

nounthermohaline circulation (plural thermohaline circulations)

plural thermohaline circulations

  1. Any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.
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