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Meridional overturning circulation

LC control no.sh2007006534
LC classificationGC228.5 GC228.6
Topical headingMeridional overturning circulation
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Variant(s)Conveyor, Great ocean
Conveyor belt, Ocean
Global conveyor belt (Oceanography)
Great ocean conveyor
MOC (Oceanography)
Ocean conveyor belt
Overturning circulation, Meridional
Thermohaline circulation
See alsoOcean circulation
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Found inWork cat.: 2007033751: Ocean circulation, c2007: ECIP t.p. (meridional overturning) galley (meridional overturning circulation is a system of surface and deep currents encompassing all ocean basins; it transports large amounts of water, heat, salt, carbon, nutrients, and other substances around the globe, and connects the surface ocean and atmosphere with the huge reservoir of the deep sea)
OceanWorld glossary WWW site, Aug. 14, 2007: (Meridional overturning circulation: the sinking and spreading of cold water)
NOAA climate WWW site, Aug. 14, 2007: (titles: Meridional overturning circulation)
Wikipedia, Aug. 14, 2007: (Thermohaline circulation; sometimes called ocean conveyor belt, great ocean conveyor, gobal conveyor belt, most commonly: meridional overturning circulation, often abbreviated as MOC)