Which outcome occurs when increased freshwater input from glacial melt disrupts a major ocean gyre's salinity gradient?

💡 Explanation

When freshwater input increases, the ocean's salinity gradient within the gyre weakens because freshwater is less dense than saltwater, reducing density-driven sinking motions that power deep ocean currents like the thermohaline circulation. Therefore weakened thermohaline circulation results, rather than upwelling, carbon sequestration, or El Niño events which depend on different mechanisms.

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