For Salinity we have terms and definitions in 9 topics. The topics are Aquaculture, Climate, Environment, Fish, Oceanography, Physical Geography, Sanitation, Science and Weather.

Salinity (Aquaculture)

A measure of the salt content of water; sea water is approximately 3.5 percent salt.

Salinity (Climate)

The degree of salt in water.

Salinity (Environment)

The percentage of salt in water.

Salinity (Fish)

The concentration of salt in a body of water. The salinity of a saltwater wetland changes whenever freshwater is added when it rains, and each time the saltwater is added or removed when tide rises and falls.

Salinity (Oceanography)

The amount of salt dissolved in sea water, usually measured in parts per thousand.

Salinity (Physical Geography)

Concentration of dissolved salts found in a sample of water. Measured as the total amount of dissolved salts in parts per thousand. Seawater has an average salinity of about 34 parts per thousand (ppt).

Salinity (Sanitation)

(1) The relative concentration of dissolved salts, usually sodium chloride, in a given water. It is often expressed as mg/L chloride. (2) A measure of the concentration of dissolved mineral substances in water.

Salinity (Science)

Measure of the quantity of total dissolved solids in water.

Salinity (Weather)

A measure of the quantity of dissolved salts in sea water. The total amount of dissolved solids in sea water in parts per thousand by weight.

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