Meridional overturning circulation
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007006534
- info:lc/authorities/sh2007006534
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2007006534#concept
Instance Of
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Variants
- Conveyor, Great ocean
- Conveyor belt, Ocean
- Global conveyor belt (Oceanography)
- Great ocean conveyor
- MOC (Oceanography)
- Ocean conveyor belt
- Overturning circulation, Meridional
- Thermohaline circulation
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Work 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)
- found: OceanWorld glossary WWW site, Aug. 14, 2007:(Meridional overturning circulation: the sinking and spreading of cold water)
- found: NOAA climate WWW site, Aug. 14, 2007:(titles: Meridional overturning circulation)
- found: 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)
LC Classification
- GC228.5-GC228.6
Change Notes
- 2007-08-14: new
- 2007-09-27: revised
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