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Salinity What is the average salinity in fresh water?
What is the average salinity in fresh water?
Salinity is usually expressed in parts per thousand (ppt) or ‰. Fresh water has a salinity of 0.5 ppt or less. Estuaries can have varying salinity lev...
Salinity What is the average salinity of the open ocean?
What is the average salinity of the open ocean?
The salinity of the surface waters in the open sea averages between 17 and 18 parts per thousand, which is approximately half that of the oceans. What...
Salinity What are the major components of salinity?
What are the major components of salinity?
Conceptually the salinity is the quantity of dissolved salt content of the water. Salts are compounds like sodium chloride, magnesium sulfate, potassi...