The Atmosphere-Ocean System: Energy and Motion in the Oceans

interactive Bucket Game: Thermohaline Circulation

Go through the activity to review what you have learned about thermohaline circulation. Take a close look at the image below and then go through the activity to categorize each description.

Image showing thermohaline circulation of ocean water. Point A is in the North Atlantic Ocean and is noted as an area of "sea to air heat transfer." Point B is located off the southeast coast of South America. Point C is located just above the northern tip of Antarctica. Point D is located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the northwestern U.S. It is noted as a place of "solar warming of ocean waters."

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