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Water Salinity

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030114

1. The degree of salt in water. [NASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary]

2. Measure of the salt concentration of water. Higher salinity means the water is more salty, while low salinity means that the water is more fresh. Salinity is usually measured in parts per thousand (ppt).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030114
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesAquatic Biodiversity Glossary; Chesapeake Bay Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030114",
  "term": "Water Salinity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The degree of salt in water. [NASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary]\n\n2. Measure of the salt concentration of water. Higher salinity means the water is more salty, while low salinity means that the water is more fresh. Salinity is usually measured in parts per thousand (ppt).",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/water-salinity/"
}

Record 30,114 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.