Sentences with phrase «northward oceanic heat»

While the circulation of the Atlantic Ocean has a complex three - dimensional spatial structure, the zonally integrated flow in the basin, referred to as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), is largely responsible for the net northward oceanic heat transport on climate - relevant timescales.

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Continued operation of the oceanic conveyor belt is important to northern Europe's moderate climate because of northward transport of heat in the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Current.
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