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FlaGranny

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Mon Jan-17-05 08:06 PM
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9. Actually, from what I understand,

the temperature of the water from the melt is not so important as the salinity of the water. The fresh water from the melt gets dumped into the north Atlantic causing the water to become less saline. The gulf stream current is supposed to be driven by the salinity causing the warm water to be heavier and plunge to the depths in the north Atlantic. The reduced salinity causes the water to NOT sink as fast and slow down or stop the gulf stream. I hope I got that right.

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