Thermohaline Circulations Demo

CategoryOcean Circulation
Science Standards
File TypeGoogle Doc and Powerpoint
DescriptionData from ice cores suggest that sometimes the Earth has undergone rapid changes in as little as a decade. One possible way that this type of rapid change may happen in the future is if we change the way deep ocean currents flow in the Atlantic Ocean.

Thermohaline Circulation: How Rapid Change Affects Ocean Currents

2023 Denver Thermohaline Circulation Demos PPT

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