Science Adopts a New Definition of Seawater (IMAGE)

CSIRO Australia

Science Adopts a New Definition of Seawater

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This instrument deployed from a research vessel measures temperature and salinity in the ocean. Variations in salinity and heat influence ocean currents and measuring those variations is central to quantifying the ocean's role in climate change.

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