What is the salinity ? Describe the factors that influence distribution of ocean salinity.
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Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved inorganic salt content of a body of water. Substances that are dissolved in water are usually called solutes. The typical seawater has a salinity of 35 ppt or 35‰. The average density of seawater at the surface is 1.025g/ml.
The factors are mainly:
a) evaporation
b)precipitation
c)winds
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