saltier

As water evaporates from the ocean’s surface, it leaves its salts behind, making the ocean surface just a little bit saltier. By monitoring changes in sea surface salinity, scientists have a better understanding of how much water is leaving the oceans and moving toward land, which improves their ability to predict intense rainfall for the season. Credit: R. Schmitt. Farmers and city managers across the Midwest need to know…

Fishers from the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation/WHOI Shelf Research Fleet prepare to collect data using an instrument that measures temperature and salinity. This work gives rise to WHOI-led study that shows an increase in warm water intrusions along the Mid-Atlantic Bight. (From L to R: Sean Daly, Victor Garcia, Jay Winchenbach). Credit: Jim Violet A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)…