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Oceanic conveyor belt

Oceanic conveyor belt
Oceanic conveyor belt
Oceanic conveyor belt
Oceanic conveyor belt
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Doucette, Jayne H.
Oceanic conveyor belt
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12/31/2002
conveyor_updated.jpg
Revised version of older conveyor belt drawing, updated for use in the WHOI "white paper", 2003. Belt drawing enhanced with Photoshop by Jim Canavan.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pg. 96:
The Global Ocean Conveyor.
Today’s climate system is influenced by the ocean’s conveyor-like global circulation. Cold, salty waters sink to drive the conveyor, and warm surface currents complete the loop.
Illustration by Jayne Doucette, WHOI Graphic Services
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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