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Which effect on ocean currents results when increased salinity concentrate near polar regions increases?

A)Enhanced thermohaline circulation
B)Exacerbated coastal upwelling
C)Intensified Coriolis deflection
D)Accelerated surface Ekman transport

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Enhanced thermohaline circulation occurs because denser, saltier water sinks, driving deep ocean currents. This process is known as thermohaline circulation; therefore, the circulation strengthens rather than upwelling increasing, because that's wind driven.

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