Thermohaline circulation

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Thermohaline circulation is driven by differences in temperature and salinity, but salinity plays a particularly important role in determining the density of water and therefore its tendency to sink or rise.

Answer: C
 There is a substantial body of scientific evidence linking changes in thermohaline circulation with climate change, particularly in relation to the potential for changes in ocean circulation to amplify or dampen the global climate system.

Answer: D
 Thermohaline circulation is a relatively slow-moving process that can take centuries or even millennia to fully respond to changes in atmospheric temperatures. While changes in atmospheric temperatures can indirectly affect thermohaline circulation through changes in ocean temperatures, it is not a direct cause-and-effect relationship.

Thermohaline Circulation