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Discuss the factors responsible for variations in ocean salinity across different water bodies and their geographic implications.
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4Rise in standard of living due to better economic prospects & penalization of social security allows better health, water, infrastructure to be made available.
5Rising silver economy due to aging dividend with 'Active ageing' brings value.
Factors affecting ocean salinity:
1Inflow of freshwater rivers: Bay of Bengal has lower salinity due to annual rivers like Ganges and Brahmaputra draining into it, with high salinity less resulting in limited upwelling of nutrients.
5Currently landlocked → Enclosed by continents: Caspian sea & Mediterranean sea enclosed by continent with greater salinity.
6Aeolian Dynamics: Impacts of upwelling & downwelling of seawater impact salinity.
7Expanse of ocean / length/Area covered by ocean: Large ocean is vast and three salinity differ. On average salinity is equal to 34 parts per 1000 thousand in lucerne.
(a) North Atlantic Drift brings saline water to North sea, increasing its salinity.
1Inflow of freshwater rivers: Bay of Bengal has lower salinity due to annual rivers like Ganges and Brahmaputra draining into the Arabian sea. High salinity results in limited upwelling of nutrients.
5Currently landlocked → Enclosed by continents: Caspian sea & Mediterranean sea enclosed by continents have greater salinity.
6Aeolian Dynamics: Impacts of upwelling & downwelling of seawater affect salinity.
7Expanse of ocean / length/Area covered by ocean: Large oceans are vast and salinity differs. On average salinity is equal to 34 parts per 1000 thousand in lucerne.
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- Identification of multiple factors affecting salinity
- Specific geographical examples
- Connection to upwelling phenomena
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Kritika Chaudary
AIR 312
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Topic
Salient features of World's Physical Geography
Important Geophysical Phenomena and geographical features
Ocean salinity variations and factors
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