salinity

1. IntroductionThe vastness of the world’s oceans and the increasing demand for underwater activities highlight the integral role of navigation beneath the waves . Submarines, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and remotely operated…

The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the version 6.0 SMAP Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) validated datasets from Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) and sponsored by the NASA Ocean Salinity Science Team. The SMAP satellite was…

1. IntroductionMangroves are unique wetland forests that thrive in the coastal intertidal zone. Mangroves have long served as natural barriers, defending coastal areas against storms and huge waves. For example, a six-year-old mangrove…

High salinity can limit water available for agriculture, drinking water, aquatic life and infrastructure, with significant impacts to the economy and human health. Salt occurs naturally in water, but salt loads are influenced by…

Author ContributionsConceptualization, Y.G. and X.W.; methodology, Y.G., X.W. and J.R.; software, Y.G.; validation, Y.G. and X.W.; formal analysis, Y.G. and X.W.; investigation, Y.G., X.W. and C.D.; resources, X.W. and C.D.; data…

<!-- Data in Action: Salinity and Stratification at the Sea Ice Edge (SASSIE) NASA Arctic Field Campaign | PO.DAAC / JPL / NASA …

1. IntroductionHuman activities drastically changed the ocean environment, especially in coastal areas. Microplastic (MP) pollution has drawn global concentration among various environmental problems due to the huge amounts of…

The Oceans Across Space and Time research team collected brine from South Bay Salt Works during an initial field trip in 2019. (Image credit: Anne Dekas) New research led by Stanford University scientists predicts life can…

Transcript NARRATOR: Argo is a global array of more than 3,500 free-drifting profiling floats that measure the upper two thousand meters of the ocean. The Argo array allows continuous monitoring of…

Dr. Frederick Bingham, Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography Dr. Frederick Bingham, a member of the PO.DAAC User Working Group, uses sea surface salinity data to study ocean…

Dr. Frederick Bingham, Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography Dr. Frederick Bingham, a member of the PO.DAAC User Working Group, uses sea surface salinity data to study ocean…

The property of water that enables a bug to skim the surface of a pond or keeps a carefully placed paperclip floating on the top of a cup of water is known as surface tension. Understanding the surface tension of…

One of the instruments scientists can use to measure salinity is a CTD rosette, which measures the Conductivity (salinity), Temperature, and Depth of the water column.…

PORTS® stands for Physical Oceanographic Real Time System. NOAA PORTS® is an information system that measures and disseminates the oceanographic and meteorological data that mariners need to navigate safely. Continue…