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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION

PREFERRED TERM

THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION  

DEFINITION

  • Circulation driven by the unequal heating of earth by the sun, together with surface patterns of evaporation and precipitation.

BROADER CONCEPT

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/aa1bc71c-daeb-401e-9e29-ebde975482cf

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