NASA to Explore Link Between Sea Saltiness, Climate

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 13:03 in Astronomy & Space

A NASA-sponsored expedition is set to sail to the North Atlantic's saltiest spot to get a detailed, 3-D picture of how salt content fluctuates in the ocean's upper layers and how these variations are related to shifts in rainfall patterns around the planet.

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