device that measures temperature. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

That part of the large-scale ocean circulation driven by the fluxes of heat and freshwater at the ocean surface. The freshwater flux affects salinity, and both temperature and salinity changes cause d [..]

Large-scale density-driven circulation in the ocean, caused by differences in temperature and salinity. In the North Atlantic the thermohaline circulation consists of warm surface water flowing northward and cold deep water flowing southward, resulting in a net poleward transport of heat. The surface water sinks in highly restricted sinking regions [..]

 A three-dimensional pattern of ocean circulation driven by wind, heat and salinity that is an important component of the ocean-atmosphere climate system. In the Atlantic, winds transport warm tropica [..]

the global system of oceanic currents that is driven by density contrasts, due to changes in heat and salt

Large-scale circulation in the ocean that transforms low-density upper ocean waters to higher-density intermediate and deep waters and returns those waters back to the upper ocean. The circulation is [..]

is the flow of water induced by differences in temperature (thermo-) and salinity (haline). These differences in water properties leads to density differences. Deep water

Movement of seawater that is controlled by density differences that are largely explained in terms of temperature and salinity

The vertical movement of ocean water driven by density differences resulting from the combined effects of variations in temperature and salinity. (Also see Global Conveyor Belt)

 Large-scale global ocean circulation driven by variations in the temperature and salinity of water masses. Cooled and saline waters downwell at high latitudes (off the coast of Norway and Greenland). Waters warmed in the Tropics upwell to the surface, where they are cooled, and so on. It is estimated that a single water molecule takes about 1,000 [..]

The thermohaline circulation is a large-scale circulation in the ocean, which involves circulation at both the surface and at great depths. It is, at least partly, driven by the density contrasts in t [..]

Global ocean water circulation that is driven by changes in temperature (thermo) and salinity (haline). This is one of the dominant drivers of ocean currents.

Large-scale global ocean circulation driven by variations in the temperature and salinity of water masses. Cooled and saline waters downwell at high latitudes (off the coast of Norway and Greenland). Waters warmed in the Tropics upwell to the surface, where they are cooled, and so on. It is estimated that a single water molecule takes about 1,000 y [..]

deep ocean currents controlled by temperature (thermo) and salinity (haline). Saltier water is more dense and therefore sinks. The motion of this heavier water results in vertical mixing of the ocean [..]

Large-scale density-driven circulation in the oceans, driven by differences in temperature and salinity. In the North Atlantic, the thermohaline circulation consists of warm surface water flowing nort [..]

A global system of near-surface and deeper ocean currents that is driven by density differences between water masses with different salinities and temperatures. Convection is an important motor for th [..]

The movement of warm and cold water around the network of the Earth's seas and oceans.

Large-scale density-driven circulation in the oceans, driven by differences in temperature and salinity.