NASA Study Adds a Pinch of Salt to El Niño Models (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Study Adds a Pinch of Salt to El Niño Models

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Ocean surface salinity plays an important role in ocean currents, evaporation and interaction with the atmosphere, and heat transfer from the tropics to the poles. Colder, saltier water is denser and heavier than warmer, fresher water.

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