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# World-building, NOT a school / college question. #
What is known of Thermohaline circulation during 'Snowball Earth' episodes ?
By analogy with processes beneath Antarctic ice-shelves, I would expect *some* freeze-out to continue, *some* cold saline 'bottom water' to be generated.
Sufficient to maintain a semblance of prior circulation, though ??
What is known of Thermohaline circulation during 'Snowball Earth' episodes ?
By analogy with processes beneath Antarctic ice-shelves, I would expect *some* freeze-out to continue, *some* cold saline 'bottom water' to be generated.
Sufficient to maintain a semblance of prior circulation, though ??