
What is the global ocean conveyor belt? - NOAA's National Ocean …
2024年6月16日 · The global ocean conveyor belt is a constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. The great ocean conveyor moves water around …
The Global Conveyor Belt - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Thermohaline circulation drives a global-scale system of currents called the “global conveyor belt.” The conveyor belt begins on the surface of the ocean near the pole in the North Atlantic. Here, …
Effects of Climate Change - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Research suggests that the conveyor belt may be affected by climate change. If global warming results in increased rainfall in the North Atlantic, and the melting of glaciers and sea ice, the …
What is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)?
The global conveyor belt, shown in part here, circulates cool subsurface water and warm surface water throughout the world. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is part of this …
Making Waves: Ocean Currents - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Cold, salty water is dense and sinks to the bottom of the ocean and eventually returns to the surface through mixing and wind driven upwelling. On a global scale, this sinking and rising of …
Thermohaline Circulation - NOAA's National Ocean Service
As the seawater gets saltier, its density increases, and it starts to sink. Surface water is pulled in to replace the sinking water, which in turn eventually becomes cold and salty enough to sink. …
water throughout the ocean on a current known as “The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt.” Display the Ocean Conveyor Belt master and have them compare what they drew to the image of the …
What are the trade winds? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
As the wind blows to about five degrees north and south of the equator, both air and ocean currents come to a halt in a band of hot, dry air. This 10-degree belt around Earth's midsection …
Ocean Garbage Patches
The big five help drive the so-called oceanic conveyor belt that helps circulate ocean waters around the globe. While they circulate ocean waters, they’re also drawing in the pollution that …
Why does the ocean get colder at depth? - NOAA's National …
2024年6月16日 · The sinking and transport of cold, salty water at depth combined with the wind-driven flow of warm water at the surface creates a complex pattern of ocean circulation called …