Essay on "Dip in Salinity"

Essay 2 pages (620 words) Sources: 1

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The relationship of one decreasing variable due to another increasing variable is termed an "inverse relationship" and is such that one variable "is inversely proportional with the other." (Lutgen and Tarbuck, 2011)

Temperature is the greatest influencer of the density of seawater due to the variations in the surface seawater temperature being larger than the variations in salinity. Therefore, it can be understood that as the seawater grows warmer and expands that the salinity of the seawater is reduced and when the seawater becomes colder and contracts, the salinity percentage of the seawater is increased and the seawater becomes denser.

In regards to the question of whether warmer seawater results in evaporation that results in a decrease in salinity, this does not appear plausible as it is acknowledged in this study that there is very little in way of variations in the salinity of seawater and that seawater salinity is most affected by variations in the temperature of the seawater. The evaporation process would not remove from the earth's oceans near enough water to actually increase the salinity of the waters of the oceans.

In summary, the earth's oceans are not stagnant but instead are living and changing parts of earth that have undergone much change over time. Some concern has been expressed that the melting polar caps when moving into the Gulf stream may likely cause the Gulf stream to slow down and even stop since the addition of ice to salty seawater will result in the water become colder thereby moving slower due to the combined ice and salt water. It is yet to be seen if this will indeed be the case although, in theory this explanation of what could be expected to happen should the melting ice enter into the Gulf stream.

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Lutgen, F.K., & Tarbuck, E.J. (2011). Foundations of earth… READ MORE

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