大洋温盐环流与气候变率的关系研究是 90年代中后期以来国际科学界提出的一个新课题。在概述温盐环流基本图像的基础上 ,讨论了温盐环流在气候系统中的重要作用 ,介绍了国际科学界针对该问题的未来行动 ,总结了国际科学界的研究现状。 The research on the relationship between oceanic temperature and salt circulation and climate variability is a new topic put forward by the international scientific community since the middle and late 1990s. On the basis of summarizing the basic image of thermohaline circulation, the important role of thermohaline circulation in the climate system is discussed. The future action of the international scientific community on the issue is introduced, and the research status of the international scientific community is summarized.