thermohaline circulation

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf oceanographic process
gptkbp:affects global climate
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs global conveyor belt
gptkbp:component global ocean circulation
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Henry_Stommel
1950s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label thermohaline circulation
gptkbp:influenced carbon cycle
distribution of nutrients in the ocean
gptkbp:involves deep ocean currents
gptkbp:notableDriver differences in temperature and salinity
gptkbp:region gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Meridional_Overturning_Circulation
gptkb:El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation
gptkbp:studiedIn physical oceanography
gptkbp:threats climate change
gptkbp:timescale hundreds to thousands of years
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4