Salt is essential. Circulating through our bodies and our seas, it impacts the health of people and the planet. Salt dissolved in seawater – measured as salinity – drives currents that distribute heat and carbon around the globe. So, salt not only preserves our food, it helps to preserve our climate by contributing to global ocean circulation.
Earth is an ocean planet. Key water cycle processes – precipitation and evaporation – mostly occur over the ocean. Thus, monitoring sea surface salinity patterns provides important clues about changes in our environment.
NASA observes salinity. Merging data from satellites and other instruments, our mission is to better understand ocean circulation, the water cycle, and climate.
Ashafahani, A.A., Wirasatriya, A., Pranowo, W.S., Sugianto, D.N., and Maslukah, L. (in press). The Dynamic of Convergence Zone Displacement in Western Pacific Ocean on 2015 Super El Niño Event
Katsura, S., Sprintall, J., Farrar, J., Zhang, D. and Cronin, M. (2022). The Barrier Layer Effect on the Heat and Freshwater Balance from Moored Observations in the Eastern Pacific Fresh Pool
Zhu, J., Zhang, Y., Cheng, X., Wang, X., Sun, Q., and Du, Y. (2022). Effect of Mesoscale Eddies on the Transport of Low-salinity Water from the Bay of Bengal into the Arabian Sea during Winter
Jang, E., Kim, Y., Im, J., Park, Y.-G., and Sung, T. (2022). Global Sea Surface Salinity via the Synergistic use of SMAP Satellite and HYCOM Data Based on Machine Learning
Katsura, S., Sprintall, J., Farrar, J., Zhang, D. and Cronin, M. (2022). The Barrier Layer Effect on the Heat and Freshwater Balance from Moored Observations in the Eastern Pacific Fresh Pool
Liu, J., Wang, D., Zu, T., Huang, K., and Zhang, O. (2022). Either IOD Leading or ENSO Leading Triggers Extreme Thermohaline Events in the Tropical Central Indian Ocean
Masud-Ul-Alam, M., Khan, M., Barrett, B., and Calle, S. (2022). Surface Temperature and Salinity in the Northern Bay of Bengal: in situ Measurements Compared with Satellite Oobservations and Model Output
Vazquez-Cuervo, J., Castro, S., Steele, M., Gentemann, C., Gomez-Valdes, J., and Tang, W. (2022). Comparison of GHRSST SST Analysis in the Arctic Ocean and Alaskan CoastalWaters Using Saildrones
Weldeab, S., Rühlemann, C., Ding, Q., Khon, V., Schneider, B., and Gray, W. (2022). Impact of Indian Ocean Surface Temperature Gradient Reversals on the Indian Summer Monsoon
With over 100 participants, the Ocean Salinity Conference 2022 fostered scientific exchanges and collaborations
in the broad community involved in ocean salinity science, applications, technology development, product services,
and community building. The group reviewed recent progress, identified knowledge and capability gaps, and charted
the way forward to sustain and enhance the ocean salinity observing system as well as to maximize the value of
the resulting measurements. Archived Presentations »
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