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Greenland Sea Deep Water

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-006064

A cold, dense water mass formed in the Greenland Sea through intense cooling and convection, which then sinks and flows southward. It is a component of the North Atlantic Deep Water and contributes to the global thermohaline circulation. This water mass has temperatures near 0 degrees Celsius and salinities around 34.9 practical salinity units.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-006064
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-006064",
  "term": "Greenland Sea Deep Water",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A cold, dense water mass formed in the Greenland Sea through intense cooling and convection, which then sinks and flows southward. It is a component of the North Atlantic Deep Water and contributes to the global thermohaline circulation. This water mass has temperatures near 0 degrees Celsius and salinities around 34.9 practical salinity units.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/greenland-sea-deep-water/"
}

Record 4,256 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.