- Salinity
- Salinity Sa*lin"i*ty, n. Salineness. --Carpenter. [1913 Webster]
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Salinity
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salinity — 1650s; see SALINE (Cf. saline) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
Salinity — Annual mean sea surface … Wikipedia
salinity — /səˈlɪnəti/ (say suh linuhtee) noun 1. the presence of soluble salts in soil or water. 2. a level of salt rising from the substratum to the surface of the earth which turns surface fresh water into brackish water and reduces the value of the soil …
salinity — a measure of salts dissolved in a solution; the sea is 3.5% (35 parts of salts by weight per thousand parts of water, or 35,000 p.p.m.). Fresh water is 35,000 p.p.m. and is water saturated or nearly so with salt. Inland waters are 0.5 2.0 or less … Dictionary of ichthyology
salinity — vandens druskingumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Rodiklis, kuriuo apibūdinamas vandenyje ištirpusių druskų kiekis (matuojamas promilėmis ‰). Pasaulinio vandenyno vidutinis druskingumas siekia 35 ‰. Jį lemia valgomoji… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
salinity — saline ► ADJECTIVE 1) containing or impregnated with salt. 2) chiefly Medicine (of a solution) containing sodium chloride and/or other salts, especially in the same concentration as in the body. ► NOUN ▪ a saline solution. DERIVATIVES salinity… … English terms dictionary
Salinity control — relates to controlling the problem of soil salinity and reclaiming salinized agricultural land. The aim of soil salinity control is to prevent soil degradation by salinization and reclaim already salty (saline) soils. Soil reclamation is also… … Wikipedia
Salinity gradient — power or osmotic power is the energy retrieved from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water. Two practical methods for this are Reverse electrodialysis [Power generation by reverse electrodialysis [http://mtg.tnw … Wikipedia
Salinity in Australia — Soil salinity and dryland salinity are two problems degrading the environment of Australia. It is a concern in most states, but especially in the south west of Western Australia. TOC The Eastern Mallee and the Western Mallee are areas that are… … Wikipedia
salinity stratification — The stratification of water in estuaries due to salinity density differences [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
