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Bathyl Deep Circulation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002886

Deep, slow circulation in the bathyl zone driven by horizontal differences in density of water masses. Water sinks down the continental slope and through the bathyl zone as part of thermohaline ocean circulation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002886
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002886",
  "term": "Bathyl Deep Circulation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Deep, slow circulation in the bathyl zone driven by horizontal differences in density of water masses. Water sinks down the continental slope and through the bathyl zone as part of thermohaline ocean circulation.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bathyl-deep-circulation/"
}

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