https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Subduction&feed=atom&action=historySubduction - Revision history2024-03-28T14:04:52ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.5https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Subduction&diff=6210&oldid=prevUnknown user: Created page with " {{TermHeader}} {{TermSearch}} <div class="termentry"> <div class="term"> == subduction == </div> <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A process of [[w..."2012-01-27T02:06:42Z<p>Created page with " {{TermHeader}} {{TermSearch}} <div class="termentry"> <div class="term"> == subduction == </div> <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A process of [[w..."</p>
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A process of [[water mass formation]] through a combination of [[wind]] action and cooling.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">A [[convergence]] in the wind-driven [[surface current]] field pushes water down along constant- density surfaces. During winter this water is convectively mixed as a result of surface cooling. When spring warming sets in, the mixed water is isolated under a thin surface layer of warmer water but continues to move downward on constant-density surfaces in response to the [[current]] convergence, eventually moving out of reach of next winter's [[mixing]]. It is then injected into the ocean interior as a new [[water mass]] contribution.</div><br/> </div><br />
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