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Salt of the Earth

Salinity plays a major role in how ocean waters circulate around the globe. Salinity changes can create ocean circulation changes that, in turn, may impact regional and global climates. The extent to which salinity impacts our global ocean circulation is still relatively unknown, but NASA's new Aquarius mission will help advance that understanding by painting a global picture of our planet's salty waters.For complete transcript, click here.    Salinity plays a major role in how ocean waters circulate around the globe. Salinity changes can create ocean circulation changes that, in turn, may impact regional and global climates. The extent to which salinity impacts our global ocean circulation is still relatively unknown, but NASA's new Aquarius mission will help advance that understanding by painting a global picture of our planet's salty waters.

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Duration: 4.8 minutes
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Animation Number:10504
Completed:2009-10-13
Animators:Helen-Nicole Kostis (UMBC) (Lead)
 Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
 Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
 Cindy Starr (GST)
 Susan Twardy (HTSI)
 Chris Smith (HTSI)
 Chris Meaney (HTSI)
 Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC)
Video Editor:Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC)
Interviewees:Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC)
 Susan Lozier (Duke University)
Narrator:Troy Cline (Raytheon/GSFC)
Producer:Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC)
Scientists:Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC)
 Susan Lozier (Duke University)
Videographer:Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC)
Writer:Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC)
Series:Narrated Movies
 Earth Science Week
Keywords:
SVS >> Earth Science
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Ocean
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Oceans >> Ocean Circulation
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Oceans >> Ocean Circulation >> Thermohaline Circulation
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Oceans >> Salinity/Density >> Salinity
SVS >> Aquarius
SVS >> Climate Change
 
 
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