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This hypothesis argues that millennial
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oscillations were produced by the internal
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interactions among various components of
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the climate system.
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One most likely internal interaction is the
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one associated with the deep-water
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formation in the North Atlantic.
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Millennial oscillations can be produced from
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changes in northward flow of warm, salty
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surface water along the conveyor belt.
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Stronger conveyor flow releases heat that
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melts ice and lowers the salinity of the North
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Atlantic, eventually slowing or stopping the
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formation of deep water.
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Weaker flow then causes salinity to rise,
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completing the cycle.
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