What type of heat transfer occurs when warm ocean water from the equator moves up towards the poles and cold ocean water from the poles moves down towards the equator?

Energy in the Ocean and Atmosphere

Explanation:

Wind-driven and ocean-current circulations move warm water toward the poles and colder water toward the equator. The ocean can store much more heat than the land surfaces on the Earth. The majority of the thermal energy at the Earth's surface is stored in the ocean.

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