Which type of currents occurs when surface water on the ocean becomes denser than the water below it and sinks?

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Which type of currents occurs when surface water on the ocean becomes denser than the water below it and sinks?

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That is called a deep ocean current.

Epanalepsis answered May 13, 2019

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