What determines the salinity of ocean waters?
| April 12, 2021 | education
More than 40 chemical elements are dissolved in the ocean. Their compounds with water form, mainly, salts, which gives the seawater a bitter-salty taste.
Salinity is measured in ppm and shows how much solute is in 1 liter of water.
The salinity of the world’s oceans is influenced by:
evaporation of water;
ice formation;
precipitation;
runoff of fresh river waters;
melting ice;
sea and ocean currents.
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