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The habitability of the growing number of confirmed exoplanets is a question of wide interest and importance. A key factor determining habitability is planetary climate, which is influenced heavily by the presence of liquid water oceans, and in particular, the heat transported around the planet by these oceans. Here the impact of average ocean salinity, a key property in determining the density of water, on ocean state is investigated. [Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]
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