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← GeographyWhich outcome follows from increased thermohaline subsidence near Greenland?
A)Weakening of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation✓
B)Strengthening of the North Atlantic jetstream
C)Polar vortex stabilization over Eurasia
D)Destabilization of North Atlantic storm tracks
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Reduced thermohaline subsidence weakens density gradients, moderating global ocean currents because the driver (sinking) diminishes, resulting in a decreased Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation; therefore, AMOC weakens, rather than strengthens, jetstreams as the gradient influence lessens.
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