Sentences with phrase «tropical surface waters travel»
Not exact matches
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)- the transport of warm tropical surface water northward - is indeed propelled by dense water sinking in the North Atlantic and travelling equatorward in the deeper layers, but it also has a wind - driven component to it.
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During the warm period, faster currents cause more tropical water to travel to the North Atlantic, warming both the surface and the deep water.