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Salinity and the Global Water Cycle

[19-Dec-10] In this 2008 special issue on salinity in Oceanography, Dr. Raymond Schmitt (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) addresses the potential use of satellite-derived measurements of ocean salinity to enhance our understanding of the global water cycle. Credit: Schmitt, R.W., Boyer, T., Lagerloef, G., Schanze, J., Wijffels, S., and Yu, L.

schmitt_salinity_watercycle.pdf (1.3 MB)

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