Thermohaline circulation
Synonyms for "thermohaline circulation" (12 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
buoyancy driven processdensity driven loopdensity driven ocean flow
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
density driven processglobal conveyor beltglobal density circulation
Related words (6)
Noun(6 words)
great ocean conveyorheat and salt relatedheat salt interactionsalinity relatedtemperature relatedthermohaline loop
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7 entriesclimate processgeophysical processocean processoceanographic processphysical processphysical propertyscientific term
More specific
6 entriesdeep ocean currentdeep water formationsubsurface flowthermohaline gradientthermohaline layeringthermohaline mixing
Collocations
10 entriesdeep water formationdensity differencesglobal conveyor beltocean circulationocean currentssalinity gradientsthermohaline gradientthermohaline mixingthermohaline stabilitythermohaline stratification
Inflections
3 entriesmore thermohalinemost thermohalinethermohaline circulations