kawaiisatanu t1_is5cd22 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 12:44 PM Reply to comment by Fun_Wind7710 in Does the salinity of ocean water increase as depth increases? by rhinotomus No, the real answer is that salt (sea salt is mostly just NaCl) has a solubility way higher than the amount of salt in the sea, so of course you can have saltier colder water than less salty warm water. Permalink Parent 3
kawaiisatanu t1_is5cd22 wrote
Reply to comment by Fun_Wind7710 in Does the salinity of ocean water increase as depth increases? by rhinotomus
No, the real answer is that salt (sea salt is mostly just NaCl) has a solubility way higher than the amount of salt in the sea, so of course you can have saltier colder water than less salty warm water.