Thermohaline currents are density-driven currents that __________

a) are part of the conveyer-belt circulation
b) bring oxygen-rich water to the deep ocean
c) deposit nutrient-rich water on the surface
d) are vertical deep currents.
e) are all of the answers above


E

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