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Why is the ocean salty? (Score: 1.000)

Salinity variation in an estuary used for oyster cultivation in southeastern North Carolina during the passover of the eye of Hurricane Bertha Review of a study monitoring changes in salinity in Alligator Bay, NC during a 1996 hurricane due to the influx of fresh and saltwarer and the effect it would have on oyster aquaculture. (Score: 0.433)

Toxic Red Tide Populations in the Western Gulf of Maine: Sources, Transport, and Nutrient Environment (Score: 0.400)

The role of climate in estuarine variability Article from American Scientist on study of the San Francisco Bay estuary as a component of the global climate system showing that natural fluctuations might be mistaken for anthropogenic trends affecting water flow and salinity. (Score: 0.367)

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About ocean salinity:

Definition: Concentration of dissolved salts in seawater. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]