Salinity of the Ocean, its Variation in Oceanic Space and in Time 



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60° 

 N 



40° 20° 



20° 



40° 60° 

 S 



Fig. 68, Mean meridional distribution of evaporation-precipitation {E-P) and surface salinity 

 for the entire ocean (according to Wiisr, 1954). 



Table 74. Mean values of salinity, temperature and density for 5° latitude zones for each 



ocean and for the total ocean including adjacent seas 



(WusT, 1954) 



* Minimum; t Maximum; J Without polar zones; () Approximate values. 



