Submitted by rhinotomus t3_y23ytd in askscience
Chlorophilia t1_is36q3w wrote
Reply to comment by Chartarum in Does the salinity of ocean water increase as depth increases? by rhinotomus
Locally yes, and these plumes can be biologically and geochemically important. But if we're thinking about the large-scale overturning circulation of the ocean, these heat sources are negligibly small (not to mention the fact that there's no direct correlation between where these vents are and where upwelling of deep waters occurs).
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