Question

What do you mean by the ocean salinity?

Answer 1

1. The degree of concentration of salts in the sea water is called salinity.
2. It is usually expressed in terms of parts per thousand (ppt or %o).
3. Salinity varies both horizontally and vertically.
4. The influence of temperature on ocean salinity depends upon the heating up of the surface water, which varies from tropics to polar regions.