Which process drives abyssal ocean circulation when surface water cools and increases in salinity?

💡 Explanation

When surface water cools and salinity rises, density increases, causing density-driven convection of sinking water because denser water sinks under gravity. Therefore, abyssal ocean circulation results, rather than upwelling, mixing, or expansion, requiring shallower depths or thermal gradients.

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