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 climate 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 Climate Change Affects Ocean Currents

2023 Denver Thermohaline Circulation Demos PPT

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