meridional

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Predicting the behaviour of our climate, as in the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, is challenging due to its incredible complexity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

One of these is the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or AMOC—the ocean conveyor belt.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2023

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is a vital system of ocean currents that circulates water throughout the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Over time, the "meridional flow," an equator-to-pole circulation in the convective zone, ushers these superficial magnetic fields back toward the poles, converting the toroidal fields back into poloidal ones.

From Science Magazine • May 30, 2019

Especially important was my insistence that the meridional reflection at 3.4 A was much stronger than any other reflection.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson