At present, the conveyor depends on surface water sinking and travelling towards the equator, there to rise again and bring warmth back to the north (see map in the introduction).

• 目前，该环流依赖于向赤道移动的表层水，并不断沉降，到赤道后重新上升到表层，并将热量带回北方（地图见简介一文）。