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Lecture 4 - Temperature, Salinity, and Density Definition of Salinity Definition of Temperature Geographical Distribution of Surface Temperature and Salinity The Oceanic Mixed Layer and Thermocline Density, Potential Temperature, and Neutral Density Measurement of Temperature Measurement of Conductivity Measurement of Pressure Measurement of Temperature and Salinity with Depth Light in the Ocean and Absorption of Light Important Concepts Prof. Robert H. Stewart Introduction to Physical Oceanography (Texas A&M University) http://oceanworld.tamu.edu Date accessed: 2009-04-08 License: Not applicable

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