Scientists Use Salinity to Trace Changes in the U.S. Northeast Coastal Ocean
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 20 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release:
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Scientists use salinity to trace changes in the U.S. Northeast coastal ocean
The near-bottom water on the U.S. Northeast continental shelf provides a critical cold-water habitat for the rich regional marine ecosystem. This "cold pool" preserves winter temperatures, even when waters become too warm or salty elsewhere during the summer. . . .
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Scientists use salinity to trace changes in the U.S. Northeast coastal ocean
The near-bottom water on the U.S. Northeast continental shelf provides a critical cold-water habitat for the rich regional marine ecosystem. This "cold pool" preserves winter temperatures, even when waters become too warm or salty elsewhere during the summer. . . .