Sentences with phrase «coastal sea ice formation»

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An unprecedented analysis of North Pacific ocean circulation over the past 1.2 million years has found that sea ice formation in coastal regions is a key driver of deep ocean circulation, influencing climate on regional and global scales.

The formation of coastal sea ice, seen here in the Arctic Ocean, plays an important role in driving «overturning circulation» in the North Pacific Ocean.

But the same process of sea ice formation and brine production along coastal shelves plays a critical role wherever it occurs.

«Formation of coastal sea ice in North Pacific drives ocean circulation, climate: New understanding of changes in North Pacific ocean circulation over the past 1.2 million years could lead to better global climate models.»