In the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) sinks near Greenland and heads south along the ocean bottom. Antarctic bottom water (AABW) sinks off Antarctica and moves north along the ocean bottom. What happens when they meet? Because of the Coriolis effect, one goes left and the other goes right so they never meet NADW stays on the bottom, and AABW overrides it NADW and AABW mix to form ocean common water (OCW) AABW stays on the bottom, and NADW overrides it The two water masses converợe causing them to turn upward and rise to the surface

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In the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) sinks near Greenland and heads south
along the ocean bottom. Antarctic bottom water (AABW) sinks off Antarctica and moves north along
the ocean bottom. What happens when they meet?
Because of the Coriolis effect, one goes left and the other goes right so they never meet
NADW stays on the bottom, and AABW overrides it
NADW and AABW mix to form ocean common water (OCW)
AABW stays on the bottom, and NADW overrides it
The two water masses converge, causing them to turn upward and rise to the surface
Transcribed Image Text:In the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) sinks near Greenland and heads south along the ocean bottom. Antarctic bottom water (AABW) sinks off Antarctica and moves north along the ocean bottom. What happens when they meet? Because of the Coriolis effect, one goes left and the other goes right so they never meet NADW stays on the bottom, and AABW overrides it NADW and AABW mix to form ocean common water (OCW) AABW stays on the bottom, and NADW overrides it The two water masses converge, causing them to turn upward and rise to the surface
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