Measuring Salinity
Channel: Earth Rocks!
Date: 2015-03-09

For an introductory college-level oceanography class. Review of basic methods for measuring ocean salinity. 

**This video comes near the middle of the semester, so there may be terms with which the audience is unfamiliar. For a full playlist, refer to the Oceanography playlist on the Earth Rocks! YouTube Channel.

Content within this video is based on information available in any standard introductory college oceanography textbook, such as Essentials of Oceanography -- Trujillo and Thurman – Pearson Publishing.

Seawater Physical Properties Series:
Part I: Water Molecule Shape
Part 2: Water Phases
Part 3: Water Density 
Part 4: Heats of Water
Part 5: Light, Viscosity, & Pressure
Part 6: Heat Transfer

Seawater Chemistry Series:
Part 1: Salty Seas
Part 2: Measuring Salinity
Part 3: Carbonated Oceans
Part 4: Salinity's Impact on Marine Life

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