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Which outcome occurs when increased glacial melt impacts gyre formation?

A)Reduced thermohaline driven water sinking
B)Increased coastal upwelling intensity
C)Enhanced deep ocean layer mixing
D)Expanded equatorial current divergence

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Reduced salinity slows the ocean's thermohaline circulation because decreased density inhibits surface water sinking, a key component of the current. Therefore, the THC weakens, rather than intensifying mixing; upwelling is largely wind-driven.

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