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Stephen Riser
In this clip, Dr. Stephen Riser explains what salinity is and how it is measured. Download this movie.
Defining Salinity: What Does It Mean?
Source: Ocean Sciences
[05-Apr-2019] Most people think of salt water as a combination of sodium and chloride, but seawater has many more ingredients! In this clip, Dr. Stephen Riser, a Professor of Physical Oceanography at the University of Washington, explains what salinity is and how it is measured, and then summarizes the other ingredients of seawater.