Ocean Water-Mass Variability
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ogcv/ocn_wat_var.html

Gregory Johnson, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory


This site consists of a graph and accompanying caption showing the similarity in temperature-salinity relation changes between ocean waters in the Southwest Pacific, Antarctic, and South Indian Oceans.

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Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Chemical, Geoscience:Oceanography
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:OceanographyKeywords: Density of water, Temperature, Salinity, Ocean water