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  • ocean currents
    ocean current
    / Thermohaline circulation

    …convective features referred to as chimneys. Vertical velocities as high as 10 cm per second have been observed within these convective features. A third variety of North Atlantic Deep Water is derived from net evaporation within the Mediterranean Sea. This draws surface water into the Mediterranean through the Strait of…

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    …convective features referred to as chimneys. Vertical velocities as high as 10 cm per second have been observed within these convective features. A third variety of North Atlantic Deep Water is derived from net evaporation within the Mediterranean Sea. This draws surface water into the Mediterranean through the Strait of…

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