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The top most layer has more salinity.
But ignoring thermo-haline currents.
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What is salinity used in a sentence?
The salinity of the ocean was much higher than I thought it would be.
Where is the densest water in all the oceans formed?
the most dense part of the water is in the pacific ocean. it is located near the middle of the ocean. go 50 miles past the middle and you there. Make sure you go north though. It's an ocean trench. HOPE THIS HELPS>>>>>EVEN THOUGH IS'T WRONG...
Which areas of the ocean have the lowest salinity and why?
The lowest areas of salinity in an ocean are near where fresh water rivers empty into them. This is because the influx of fresh water creates an area of lower salinity compared to the remainder of the ocean.
List the reasons for variations in salinity in the various oceans?
Salinity can vary because of water temperature, rivers emptying into the ocean and mixing with ocean water, ice forming or melting, evaporation and precipitation. I think temperature is the biggest reason.
Does warm water have higher salinity than cold water?
Water salinity describes the amount of salty minerals dissolved in a sample of water. It would therefore make no difference whether the water is warm or cold, since you would have the same amount of salt dissolved in the water per cm3 of water. Salinity would change if you added more water, or if the water was so hot that some of it evaporates, leaving all the dissolved solids behind, but decreasing the amount of water it is dissolved in.
What is salinity used in a sentence?
The salinity of the ocean was much higher than I thought it would be.
The percentage of the ocean salinity is higher in what ocean?
Scroll down to related links and look at "Salinity of the oceans". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wiki_plot_04.png
Would you expect the seawater just below the floating ice in the Arctic Ocean to be higher or lower in salinity then the water in the deep zone there?
When ocean water freezes into sea ice, some of the salt is incorporated into the new ice. Thereafter, that salt drains as brine (salt plus water), causing the layer of water below to be of higher salinity.
Why is salinity higher in the top layer of the oceans?
Salinity vs. depth profiles are different in different parts of the ocean, so there is really no one correct answer to this question.
What is hypersaline?
Hypersaline refers to a body of water that has about 40 parts per mil salinity which is much higher than the salinity for average ocean water which is about 35 parts per mil salinity.
What is the difference between fresh water and ocean?
Ocean water has a higher salinity (salt content) than fresh water does.
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.
Why is salinity higher in areas with more ice?
because ocean water leaves salt behind when it freezes
True or false places where rivers pour fresh water into the ocean have low salinity?
Salinity is a measure of how salty water is. Ocean water is more salty in some places than in others. The answer is yes, places where rivers pour fresh water into the ocean have low salinity because fresh water is normally cold and in warm areas, ocean water evaporates quicker. When this happens, salt is left behind and the ocean water has a higher 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.
Which is the ocean with the lowest salinity?
Arctic ocean
The salinity of the ocean?
You could increase the salinity of the ocean by adding salt or removing water (ie: by evaporation).
