thermohaline
adjective
ther·mo·ha·line
ˌthər-mō-ˈhā-ˌlīn 
-ˈha-
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: involving or dependent upon the conjoint effect of temperature and salinity
thermohaline circulation in the Pacific
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The cooling effect altered oceanic circulation patterns, leading to stronger thermohaline currents that further distributed cold water across the globe.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Thanks to a multistage configuration of evaporators and condensers organized into upper and lower sections, water flows in eddies, mimicking the thermohaline circulation of deep-ocean currents controlled by temperature and salinity.
—Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2023
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Thanks to a multistage configuration of evaporators and condensers organized into upper and lower sections, water flows in eddies, mimicking the thermohaline circulation of deep-ocean currents controlled by temperature and salinity.
—Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2023
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“Thermohaline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermohaline. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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