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Why would you find more salinity at the surface of warm ocean water than cold ocean waters?
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∙ 7y ago
Warm water can carry more salt than cold water can.
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∙ 7y agoProbable because the solubilty of salt is higher.
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Do deep ocean currents and surface currents mix?
Deep ocean currents and surface currents do meet, but mixing is limited. The waters stratify based on temperatures and salinity. The higher the salinity, the heavier the water.
In the subtropics the saltiest water is generally at the surface, why?
What causes low salinity in the oceans at high latitudes?In subtropical latitudes, high surface evaporation creates high salinity near the sea surface. In subpolar latitudes, high precipitation creates low salinity near the sea surface. As these waters flow into the ocean interior, they create layers of high and low salinity.
What cause surface ocean water to have a higher salt content?
The salinity of ocean water depends on its location, rate of evaporation, amount of precipitation and amount of freshwater added to the ocean.
What is a source of most water that evaporates from earths surface?
This source is ocean waters.
How is ocean water salinity different in tropical areas than at the north an south poles?
Surface water slainity is higher in tropical regions.
Do deep ocean currents and surface currents mix?
Deep ocean currents and surface currents do meet, but mixing is limited. The waters stratify based on temperatures and salinity. The higher the salinity, the heavier the water.
In the subtropics the saltiest water is generally at the surface, why?
What causes low salinity in the oceans at high latitudes?In subtropical latitudes, high surface evaporation creates high salinity near the sea surface. In subpolar latitudes, high precipitation creates low salinity near the sea surface. As these waters flow into the ocean interior, they create layers of high and low salinity.
Is salinity greater in surface water than deep ocean water?
yes
What is the salinity of the Indian ocean?
Surface water salinity ranges from 32 to 37 parts per 1000
What waters near antarctica with the combination of the lowest sea temperatures and highest salinity and determine the approximate density of these waters?
The Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) are the low salinity waters found in the Southern Ocean.
What is the salinity level of the Indian ocean?
Surface water salinity ranges from 32 to 37 parts per 1000
What cause surface ocean water to have a higher salt content?
The salinity of ocean water depends on its location, rate of evaporation, amount of precipitation and amount of freshwater added to the ocean.
How do you make a ocean current?
Surface waters make up about 10% of all the water in the ocean.
What is a source of most water that evaporates from earths surface?
This source is ocean waters.
What is the salinity of the Pacific ocean?
Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water. The average ocean salinity is 35 ppt. This number varies between about 32 and 37 ppt. Rainfall, evaporation, river runoff, and ice formation cause the variations. For example, the Black Sea is so diluted by river runoff, its average salinity is only 16 ppt. Freshwater salinity is usually less than 0.5 ppt. Water between 0.5 ppt and 17 ppt is called brackish. Estuaries, where fresh river water meets salty ocean water, are examples of brackish waters. Saline waters from inland seas can have a composition that differs from that of the ocean.
What is the temperature in the ocean at Antarctica?
Ocean water off the Antarctic coast is between 32F degrees and about 27F degrees, based on the salinity of the water. It's always warmer in the ocean water than it is above the surface of the water.
How is ocean water salinity different in tropical areas than at the north an south poles?
Surface water slainity is higher in tropical regions.
