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 bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. What happens when these two water masses meet and why? Please use the following temperature-salinity diagram to answer the following questions.Density T-S diagram (Lines of constant density in g/cm3)1.02451.0250151.02551.02601.0265NACSW1.0270MIWAAIW1.0275NADW1.02801.0285AABW33.534.034.535.035.5Salinity (parts per thousand)North Atlantic Water Masses:36.036.5(AAIW) Antarctic Intermediate Water(AABW) Antarctic Bottom Water(NADW) North Atlantic Deep Water(NACSW) North Atlantic Central Surface Water(MIW) Mediterranean Intermediate Water20(ɔ.)Temperature1.0290

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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 bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. What happens when these two water masses meet and why?