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Why are NADW and AABW important for global ocean
circulation?

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In the NADW Circulation relatively cold water in the deeper layers is transported to the south while in the upper layers warm water travels north resulting in a northward heat transport. In the opposite case large NADW production would lead to cooling of the southern hemisphere.

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