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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
