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| q | Salinity is the mass of |
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| dissolved salts in a |
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| kilogram of seawater. |
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| q | Unit: ‰ (part per |
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| thousand; per mil). |
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| q | The average salinity of |
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| the world ocean is 34.7‰. |
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| q | Four major factors that |
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| affect salinity: evaporation, |
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| precipitation, inflow of |
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| river water, and sea-ice |
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| formation and melting. |
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