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Deep Ocean Currents | Ocean Currents Part 3

In the deep ocean currents circulate due to varying temperatures and salinities affecting the density of water masses. This is referred to as the thermohaline circulation. The great ocean conveyor belt describes the general circulation pattern of the deep ocean and starts with the North Atlantic Deep Water being formed. The water the moves south towards Antarctica where it meets and moves over top of the Antarctic Bottom Water. These two water masses then move farther south and join an eastward current around the edge of Antarctica. This current breaks into two section one moving into the Indian Ocean and the other into the North Pacific, eventually upwelling. The warm waters then circulate back around the globe, eventually returning to the North Atlantic where the conveyor belt begins. The ocean conveyor belt has an important impact on our climate and the deep water transport of dissolved nutrients Follow us here: Facebook:   / exploretheabyss   Instagram:   / explore.the.abyss   Twitter:   / exploretheabyss   The Abyss is an educational video series that explores all aspects of the ocean from weird animal facts to basic oceanographic principles. Join us as we dive in For more information check out the sources used to make this video: Broecker, W.S. 1991. The Great Ocean Conveyor. Oceanography. 4(2). http://imedea.uib-csic.es/master/camb... Townsend, D.W. 2012. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An introduction to Marine Science. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, Massachusets, USA. pp 185-189