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 ...

Important state variables measured for parcels of water in the ocean are therefore temperature, which is related to the heat content, salinity, which is related to the amount of dissolved matter ...

The article examines the origins of ocean salinity through processes like weathering, erosion, volcanic activity, and hydrothermal vents. It describes how minerals from rocks are transported to ...

Seawater is known for being quite salty. Salt in the sea, or ocean salinity, is mainly caused by rain washing mineral ions from the land into water. Carbon dioxide in the air dissolves into rainwater, ...

The melting of ice both on land and in the sea also affects the ocean, causing more sea-level rise and reducing the salinity of the ocean, respectively. Greater concentrations of carbon dioxide in the ...

To the uninitiated, there isn’t much to water. Sure, the world’s oceans are filled with monsters, marvels and mysteries but, ...

Europa Clipper and JUICE are set up to give scientists game-changing information about the potential habitability of ...

Propelled mainly by prevailing winds and differences in water density, which changes with the temperature and salinity of the seawater, ocean currents are critical in cooling, warming, and ...

On land, we're familiar with heat waves and cold snaps. But the deep sea also experiences prolonged periods of hot and cold.

A new study shows that whale sharks are on a collision course with commercial ships as warming seas may force them into ...

An inlet on Australia's southern coast which turned into a salt lake is being described as a "canary in the coalmine" of what ...

The data collected is the longest continuous record of such measurements in the Pacific Ocean, which means it’s one of the ...