COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Aquarius Makes First Ocean Salt Measurements
Description: NASA's Aquarius instrument has successfully completed its commissioning phase and is now "tasting" the saltiness of Earth's ocean surface. Aquarius will make NASA's first space observations of the salinity, or concentration of salt, at the ocean surface, a key variable in satellite studies of Earth. Variations in salinity influence the ocean's deep circulation, outline the path freshwater takes around our planet and help drive Earth's climate. [Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory]
URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-275
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Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Publish Date: 9/1/2011
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