thermohaline

thermohaline
of, or relating to a combination of temperature and salinity

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  • thermohaline — adjective Etymology: therm + Greek hal , hals salt more at salt Date: 1942 involving or dependent upon the conjoint effect of temperature and salinity < thermohaline circulation in the Pacific > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thermohaline — thermohāˈline adjective (meteorology) Involving both temperature and salinity • • • Main Entry: ↑thermo * * * thermohaline to kinematics: see thermo …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thermohaline Zirkulation — Thermohaline Zirkulation …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thermohaline circulation — A summary of the path of the thermohaline circulation/ Great Ocean Conveyor. Blue paths represent deep water currents, while red paths represent surface currents The term thermohaline circulation (THC) refers to a part of the large scale ocean… …   Wikipedia

  • thermohaline Zirkulation — globales Förderband (umgangssprachlich) * * * thermohaline Zirkulation   [zu griechisch háls, halós »Salz«], horizontale und vertikale Strömungen im Meer, entstehen durch Dichteunterschiede des Meerwassers, die auf Temperatur und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • thermohaline — pertaining to both temperature and salinity …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • thermohaline — [ˌθə:mə(ʊ) heɪlʌɪn, heɪli:n] adjective relating to or denoting the circulation of seawater driven by temperature variations which cause changes in salinity and density …   English new terms dictionary

  • thermohaline circulation — noun any of the global circulatory currents (such as the Gulf Stream), that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity …   Wiktionary

  • Shutdown of thermohaline circulation — Shutdown or slowdown of the thermohaline circulation is a postulated effect of global warming.There is some speculation that global warming could, via a shutdown or slowdown of the thermohaline circulation, trigger localized cooling in the North… …   Wikipedia

  • Circulation Thermohaline — La circulation thermohaline mondiale correspond au couplage de plusieurs cellules de convections océaniques et participe à la redistribution de la chaleur La circulation thermohaline est la circulation permanente à grande échelle de l eau des… …   Wikipédia en Français

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