Chlorinity and Salinity 

 International Ice Patrol Sea-water Samples 



Sample 



Chlorinity °/oo 

 determinations 



Chlorinity °/oo 

 mean* 



Salinity %<, 



7 



15 



11 



14 



3 



10 



5 



6 



1 



Xo. 1 Silver 



9 



8 



P-29 



P-28 Silver. 



17.2026 

 17.2035 

 17.2008 

 17. 5079 

 17.5123 

 17. 6976 



17. 7027 

 17.9711 

 17.9709 

 18.28(50 



18. 2861 

 18. 5620 

 18. 5606 



18. 8269 

 18. 8249 

 19.0862 

 19.0860 

 19.3890 

 19. 3926 

 19. 3913 

 19. 3879 

 19. 6721 

 19. 6737 

 20. 1623 

 20. 1658 

 19. 3658 



19. 3695 

 19. 3741 

 19. 3738 

 19.3747 



±0. 001 



31.080 



31.636 

 31. 979 

 32.468 

 33. 036 

 33. 533 

 34. Oil 

 34.480 

 35.030 

 35.028 

 35.540 

 36.426 



34. 992 



35.001 



'Fourth decimal not significant. 



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