Which process significantly reduces surface salinity within the subpolar gyre in the North Atlantic?

💡 Explanation

When ice sheets melt, increased freshwater runoff lowers the water's density which reduces local salinity in the high latitude ocean because it adds a significant volume of freshwater. Therefore increased ice melt result, rather than deep water formation, evaporation, or upwelling which are separate processes related to density and wind forcing rather than direct freshwater input.

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