Gallery: Sea Surface Salinity
Northern Hemisphere
V5 is based on the latest algorithms developed by the Aquarius
Calibration/Validation working group. These maps are produced by Norman Kuring, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
In the maps, reds show higher salinity (40 grams per kilogram) and purples show relatively low salinity (30 grams per kilogram).
Click here to view a slideshow of the southern hemisphere.
Click here to see a movie showing a year of Aquarius data in mollweide projection (Dec 2011 - Dec 2012).
In the maps, reds show higher salinity (40 grams per kilogram) and purples show relatively low salinity (30 grams per kilogram).
Click here to view a slideshow of the southern hemisphere.
Click here to see a movie showing a year of Aquarius data in mollweide projection (Dec 2011 - Dec 2012).