salinity. They collectively make up one half of the global thermohaline circulation that encompasses the flow of major ocean currents. The other half is the...

Atlantic oceans and, as such, could be of great significance in a possible shutdown of thermohaline circulation. In oceanography the Arctic Ocean and Nordic...

potential effects of abrupt modern climate change should a shutdown of thermohaline circulation occur. The study, conducted under ONA head Andrew Marshall...

In 2005 there was some concern that a shutdown of thermohaline circulation could happen again as a result of the present warming. More recent research...

(also known as overland flow or terrestrial runoff) is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to channel runoff (or stream flow)...

Shutdown of thermohaline circulation • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Urban heat islands • Flooding Environmental degradation — Loss of biodiversity...

of phytoplankton and the aggregation of other organic particles. Other oceanic processes that affect circulation, such as coastal storms and offshore...

majority of this waste (80%) comes from land-based activity, although marine transportation significantly contributes as well. It is a combination of chemicals...

Marine pollution Ocean deoxygenation Oxygen minimum zone Shutdown of thermohaline circulation "Aquatic Dead Zones". Nasa Earth Observatory. July 17, 2010...

creature Deep ocean water Submarine landslide The Blue Planet Shutdown of thermohaline circulation Amos, Jonathan (18 February 2012). "'Abyss Box' to keep deep...

hypoxia or anoxia. Long-term effects of global warming Meromictic Ocean deoxygenation Shutdown of thermohaline circulation Timothy W. Lyons; Ariel D. Anbar;...

by Roland Emmerich and starring Dennis Quaid. An abrupt shutdown of thermohaline circulation causes catastrophic abrupt climate change, plunging the Northern...

Scientific consensus - Scientific skepticism - Sea level rise - Shutdown of thermohaline circulation - Sixth extinction - Slash and burn - Snowball Earth - Solar...

and elevation), as well as on the large scale circulation patterns (such as the thermohaline circulation). Freshwater fluxes in general describe how freshwater...

future, it has also been suggested that there could be a shutdown of thermohaline circulation, similar to that which is believed to have driven the Younger...

anomaly of ocean surface waters, affecting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) which is part of the thermohaline circulation, possibly...

lines of breaking waves Rogue wave – Relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that occur at sea Shutdown of thermohaline circulation – An effect...

from the Gulf of Mexico is actually in the stream". The North Atlantic Current, in contrast, is largely driven by thermohaline circulation. Its carrying...

Global warming controversy List of climate scientists Shutdown of thermohaline circulation "Research | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical...

beginning of the thermohaline circulation. Oceanic currents are largely driven by the surface wind stress; hence the large-scale atmospheric circulation is important...

fuels Sea level rise Greenhouse gas Ocean acidification Shutdown of thermohaline circulation Conservation Species extinction Pollinator decline Coral...

change over an 11-year period) due to a temporary shutdown of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation caused by global warming. Film portal Six Degrees:...

level. AABW forms the lower branch of the large-scale movement in the world's oceans through thermohaline circulation. AABW forms near the surface in coastal...

that are mostly or entirely underwater, and specifically under the surface of an ocean. If originated from current tectonic forces, they are often referred...

Changes in ocean circulation such as: Increasing frequency of El Niño events Potential disruption to the thermohaline circulation, such as that which...

Bahama Bank of Grand Bahama Island and Great Abaco, which are the largest of the platforms, and the Cay Sal Bank north of Cuba. The islands of these banks...

of the circle of motion for any given water molecule decreases exponentially with increasing depth. The wave base, which is the depth of influence of...

oceanic plateaus in the world, covering an area of 18,486,600 km2 (7,137,700 sq mi) or about 5.11% of the oceans. The South Pacific region around Australia...

may develop up to sea-level. The presence of a rim produces restricted circulation in the back reef area and a lagoon may develop in which carbonate mud...

A list of active and extinct submarine volcanoes and seamounts located under the world's oceans. There are estimated to be 40,000 to 55,000 seamounts in...