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Meteorology
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1: Title
2: Essential Questions
3: Thermohaline Circulations
4: Water and Density
5: How Salty is the Ocean?
6: Salinity and Density
7: Icy Fingers of Death
8: Global Sea Surface Salinity
9: What Do You Think?
10: Global Sea Surface Density Patterns
11: Thermohaline Circulation
12: Thermohaline Circulation and Climate
13: Key Points: Wind And Climate
14: Evaluate Your Learning
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Key Points: Deepwater Circulation
Salinity and temperature of seawater drive a deep, slow current around the whole globe.
This thermohaline circulation is critical in moving energy to the poles and stabilizing Earth’s energy budget.
