| The State of Oceans |
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| q | Temperature |
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| warm on the upper ocean, cold in
the deeper ocean. |
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| q | Salinity |
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| variations caused by determined
by evaporation, |
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| precipitation, sea-ice formation and melt, and river runoff. |
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| q | Density |
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| small in the upper ocean, large
in the deeper ocean. |
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