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The '''global meridional overturning circulation''' (GMOC), also known as the ocean conveyor belt, is a large-scale ocean circulation system that connects the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans via the Southern Ocean.<ref>Lee, S.-K., Lumpkin, R., Baringer, M. O., Meinen, C. S., Goes, M., Dong, S., et al. (2019) [https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018GL080940 Global Meridional Overturning Circulation Inferred From a Data-Constrained Ocean & Sea-Ice Model] Geophysical Research Letters</ref>

==Abyssal ocean circulation==
The abyssal ocean circulation is a key component of the global meridional overturning circulation, cycling heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients throughout the world ocean. Though melting of ice around Antarctica is projected to cause a rapid slowdown of the major global deep ocean current by 2050 - subsequent could alter the world’s climate for centuries and accelerate sea level rise.<ref>Li, Q., England, M.H., Hogg, A.M. et al. (2023) [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05762-w Abyssal ocean overturning slowdown and warming driven by Antarctic meltwater] Nature</ref>

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