Ocean currents act like conveyor belts, moving warm and cold water across the planet. The salinity of water plays a big role in this process because saltier water is denser and sinks, while ...

Using salinity as a tracer can show why the cold pool erodes during the summer season when stratification (or, ocean layering) is high and where these changes come from.

Which ocean is the saltiest? Of the world’s five ocean basins — Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic — the Atlantic has the highest salinity, says the National Weather Service.

The researchers warn that salinity changes are predicted to intensify alongside ocean warming, deoxygenation, nutrient enrichment and increased sediment loads due to climate change and human activity.

Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...

Of the world’s five ocean basins — Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic — the Atlantic has the highest salinity, says the National Weather Service. This is because salinity ...

For comparison, Earth’s oceans have a salinity of 35 grams of salt per kilogram of water. The researchers also determined details of water circulation under the moon’s ice.

Though satellites are capable of capturing salinity data from large portions of the ocean, data from buoys and in-water devices, such as the Velella velella sensors, provides localized, ...

Think of changing salinity levels, along with warming oceans, as a "double-whammy," Ross said. "It’s going to affect everything, from bacteria to whales," he said, noting that changes to the ...

The salinity level in some seas is much higher than the rest of the ocean, like the Mediterranean. Some lakes, such as California's Mono Lake and the Caspian Sea in Asia, are saltier.

According to a study published January 11 in Advances in Atmospheric Science, ocean heat, salinity contrast, and stratification do not show any signs of slowing down, ...