Global overturning circulation (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Global overturning circulation

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Sinking of sea water occurs in a large scale in the North Atlantic and along the Antarctic coast, where large amounts of sea ice are produced, causing a global overturning circulation. (Modified from NOAA/NASA)

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Modified from NOAA/NASA

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