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Choose a Region --------------- Atlantic Ocean Western N Atlan Zoom Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Sector Labrador Sea Equatorial Date:  (yyyymmdd or latest) large image Need help?	Temperature	Surface Height	Mixed Layer
	Salinity	Horizontal Current	Vertical Velocity
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Atlantic Ocean Salinity at Surface

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This is a map of the salinity of the seawater at the indicated depth. Salinity is a measure of the quantity of dissolved salts in seawater and is defined in terms of its electrical conductivity relative to a prescribed standard given in units of psu or 'practical salinity units'.