Watch on Euronews: Studying the seas
Friday, October 30, 2009 - 10:49
in Earth & Climate
The circulation of the world's oceans influences our climate and an important factor driving ocean currents is the salinity of the water. Global data on ocean salinity are incomplete, but ESA's SMOS satellite will change this.
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