Thermohaline circulation is driven by

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Thermohaline circulation is driven by the sinking of polar water that has high salinity due to the freezing of sea ice. This cold, dense water sinks to the deep ocean and drives the circulation that transports heat and nutrients around the world. Upwelling along the coast and high precipitation from the Intertropical Convergence Zone play a role in ocean circulation, but not in the thermohaline circulation specifically. Increased temperatures at the solar equator do not directly drive thermohaline circulation.

Thermohaline Circulation Is Driven by