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55 years of salinity measurements in the North Atlantic.

55 years of salinity measurements in the North Atlantic.
55 years of salinity measurements in the North Atlantic.
55 years of salinity measurements in the North Atlantic.
55 years of salinity measurements in the North Atlantic.
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Curry, Ruth
55 years of salinity measurements in the North Atlantic.
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01/01/2005
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, Pg. 7:
A new analysis of salinity measurements over the past 55 years shows that waters in critical North Atlantic locations have been getting fresher— fed by melting glaciers and increased precipitation associated with greenhouse warming (saltier waters are red, orange, and yellow; fresher waters are blue and green). Continued freshening of the North Atlantic could slow the ocean conveyor, diminishing the amount of heat transported northward and significantly cooling areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Courtesy of Ruth Curry
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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