what does the density of ocean water depend upon?
The determination of seawater density, and its variation, is therefore one of the most important tasks in oceanography. How do you think the density of sea water changes with water depth? The density of sea water depends on: temperature T, salinity S and ; pressure P, which increases with water depth. Oceanographers discuss the density of sea water somewhat differently than a chemist or physicist. The values of sea water density, labeled on the diagonal lines in the graph below, do not include the density of fresh water (1 gram per cubic centimeter g/cm 3) or the decimal places.