MapMaster 3

Atlas (Beta)

Ocean Circulation Sinks

WorldPhysical Environment

Circulation sinks are source areas for deep water in high-latitude regions where surface water cools, increases in density, and sinks.

NOAA

Map of global ocean circulation sinks, marked by blue circles. Key sinks are located in the North Atlantic (near Greenland and Labrador Sea) and in the Southern Ocean (Weddell Sea near Antarctica).

Add Columns

Display by:	Ocean Circulation Sinks	Mean Sea-Surface Temperature															Tropical Cyclone Zones
	Ocean Circulation Sinks	-2.0 to 0.0	0.0 to 1.9	2.0 to 3.9	4.0 to 5.9	6.0 to 7.9	8.0 to 9.9	10.0 to 11.9	12.0 to 13.9	14.0 to 15.9	18.0 to 19.9	20.0 to 21.9	22.0 to 23.9	24.0 to 25.9	26.0 to 27.9	28.0 to 29.9	Tropical Cyclone Zones
Alaska		0.243%			0.756%	0.368%
Northwest Territories		0.540%
Rhode Island					4.89%
Washington							0.825%
Nunavut		2.12%
Maine						0.534%
Nova Scotia			1.84%	0.489%	0.275%	0.472%
Virginia						0.725%
Delaware						1.06%
Prince Edward Island			5.18%
Texas											0.214%
Hawaii														10.0%	0.778%	4.46%
New Brunswick			0.647%			0.219%
Alabama											0.114%
Wisconsin				0.545%
British Columbia						1.06%
Newfoundland and Labrador	10.5%	1.04%	0.607%
New Jersey					0.163%	1.14%
Michigan				1.89%
Connecticut					0.194%
Georgia											0.230%
New York					0.265%	0.344%
Maryland						2.09%
Québec		0.165%
Ontario				0.375%
California									0.120%	0.206%
Florida											0.797%	0.110%	0.317%	0.665%			2.91%
Mississippi																	0.303%
Louisiana											1.00%						2.07%
North Carolina								0.239%	0.183%		0.286%						0.888%
Massachusetts					1.32%	2.66%						0.220%					0.220%

0.16.0