noun
thermohaline circulation
Technical term in oceanography for the global ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity differences.
熱塩循環は地球の気候に大きな影響を与えている。
Thermohaline circulation has a major influence on the Earth's climate.
Compound of 熱 (heat), 塩 (salt), and 循環 (circulation), directly translating the English term 'thermohaline circulation'.