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meridional overturning circulation

Portuguese translation: inversão da circulação meridional

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English term or phrase:	meridional overturning circulation
Portuguese translation:	inversão da circulação meridional
Entered by:	Teresa Borges

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09:37 Aug 28, 2009

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Science - Geography

English term or phrase: meridional overturning circulation

Contexto:

Ecosystem changes due to weakening of the meridional overturning circulation.

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inversão da circulação meridional

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Diria assim...

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inversão da circulação meridional

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esoamento da circulação meridional

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inversão da circulação meridional

Explanation:
Diria assim...

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O primeiro é a inversão da circulação meridional (MOC), o grande transmissor de água quente no Oceano Atlântico.

Reference: http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_20072008_PT_chapter1.pdf

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esoamento da circulação meridional

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diria assim

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-08-28 14:40:22 GMT)
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O correto é "escoamento da circulação meridional"

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