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... salinity , and pressure . Salinity is defined as the ratio between the weight of dissolved salts and the weight of the sample of sea water being considered . In the surface layers , the salinity varies . However , lower salinity is ...
... salinity , and pressure . Salinity is defined as the ratio between the weight of dissolved salts and the weight of the sample of sea water being considered . In the surface layers , the salinity varies . However , lower salinity is ...
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... salinity and temperature . Surface - water temperatures may drop from ten degrees to eight degrees Celsius within a few miles . Icebergs , too , may be first encountered in this area . Between fifty degrees and sixty degrees South ...
... salinity and temperature . Surface - water temperatures may drop from ten degrees to eight degrees Celsius within a few miles . Icebergs , too , may be first encountered in this area . Between fifty degrees and sixty degrees South ...
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... salinity . However , the most widely used technique for measuring the salinity of sea water is to determine chlorinity by chemical analysis . This salinity ( which is measured in parts per thousand parts of water , written 0/00 ) can ...
... salinity . However , the most widely used technique for measuring the salinity of sea water is to determine chlorinity by chemical analysis . This salinity ( which is measured in parts per thousand parts of water , written 0/00 ) can ...
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