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Density contrast profiles in North Atlantic ocean.

Density contrast profiles in North Atlantic ocean.
Density contrast profiles in North Atlantic ocean.
Density contrast profiles in North Atlantic ocean.
Density contrast profiles in North Atlantic ocean.
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Cook, John E.
Density contrast profiles in North Atlantic ocean.
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01/01/2005
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, Pg. 7:
Of particular concern are changes in the Greenland, Iceland, and Norwegian Seas, where dense waters accumulate (darker blues represent denser waters). A density contrast between these waters and those in the North Atlantic drives water southward across the Greenland-Scotland Ridge in the Denmark Strait. As excess fresh water accumulates in the northern seas, the density contrast of waters north and south of the ridge will diminish. The southward flow of dense waters will decrease, the ocean conveyor will weaken, and the North Atlantic region will cool.
Illustration by Jack Cook
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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