Which outcome results from thermal expansion differences in ocean currents?

💡 Explanation

Thermohaline circulation depends on density differences; differential thermal expansion causes density variations segregated by depth because colder, saltier water sinks, leading to vertical stratification rather than impacting coastal upwelling, nutrient concentration, or carbon uptake.

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