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Global distribution of heat. text. Spectra of incoming vs. outgoing radiation. text. Heat loss and gain from the oceans. text. The Modern Ocean Conveyor Belt. North Atlantic circulation. North Atlantic. Atlantic deep-water circulation. Global deep-ocean circulation.
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0 1000 2000 Depth (meters) 3000 4000 5000 6000 -4000 -3000 -2000 -1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 Distance from ridge crest (kilometers) Relation of Sea-Floor Age to Depth and Spreading Rate MOR 0 5 10 10 Age of crust (My) 20 20 30 30 Pacific 40 SW Indian 40 Atlantic 50 50 60 60
North Atlantic Iceland-Faeroe Ridge
Caribbean Sea Puerto Rican Trench Gulf of Mexico Antilles Islands (volcanic) Cayman Trough Caribbean Sea Amazon Cone Panama
South Atlantic Africa South America Walvis Ridge Rio Grande Rise & Vema Channel Drake Passage Antarctica