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Hard Celebrity Science: The Ocean Salinity Edition

Dr. Martini May 3, 2016 buoyancy chuck norris david avocado wolfe density Salinity seawater snooki whales

The story of sea salt. It’s a story of geology, endurance, and erosion. Unfortunately, this story seems to be unknown to several persons of dubious copious fame. And…

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How salty is your ocean? How loose is your plume?

Dr. Martini March 5, 2013 Aquarius freshwater Salinity satellite

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AQUARIUS! You’ve been measuring sea surface salinity from space for over a year now. It must feel good to be a grown up…

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The Origins of Deep-Sea Fauna

Dr. M October 5, 2009 anoxic Antarctica biogeography bivalve Cenozoic circulation climate chagne Coral Cretaceous deep sea density echinoderms echinoids Eocene evolution extinction foram Gastropod global thermohaline circulation hypoxia isopod Miocene oceanography octopod Oligocene origination oxygen Paleobiology Paleocene Salinity Temperature Triassic

If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development. –Aristotle To understand the biogeography of the modern deep sea, we must examine the…

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Environmental Sciences

Seawater Redefined

Kevin Zelnio July 28, 2009 Absolute Salinity climate change CSIRO Frank Millero global warming heat Capacity models Salinity seawater Temperature Thermodynamics

What do you think of when see the term “seawater”? Salty water? Perhaps fish-poo-covered-bacterial-ooze-slime-haven-so-salty-I-puke-in-my-snorkel-every-time-it-touches-my-tongue? Well, the definition of seawater has been limited by how we…

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