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The maritime continent region is critical to global climate and our ability to understand it. It is the site of one of the major atmospheric convection centers, where condensation releases remarkable energy, fuelling global atmospheric circulation. It is also a choke point in the upper ocean thermohaline circulation, connecting the Pacific and Indian Ocean basins and their heat, salt, and other properties at low latitudes. [Source: Australian Research Council's (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science]
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