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darkest_irish_lass t1_is2m8un wrote

Reply to comment by Chlorophilia in Does the salinity of ocean water increase as depth increases? by rhinotomus

Thank you for this excellent explanation! Do you know what happens at thermal vents and undersea volcanoes? Will the heated water rise or just 'flow' away from the volcano?

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Chlorophilia t1_is2n0mc wrote

Yes, it will rise is a buoyant plume, until it has lost enough heat to surrounding water through mixing to reach a neutral density, e.g. see this acoustic image from a survey of a hydrothermal vent field.

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