Salinity
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Salinity is the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water. It is usually measured in g/L or g/kg.
International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO) standard seawater.
Brackish water
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Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater and fr
Salinity
…relationship developed for a particular body of water is used to estimate the salinity of samples from a measured density. Water salinity Fresh water Brackish water Saline water Brine < 0.05% 0.05 – 3% 3 – 5% > 5% < 0.5 ‰ 0.5 – 30 ‰ 30 – 50 ‰ > 50 ‰ Classification of water bodies based upon salinity Thalassic series…
A brackish water fish: Monodactylus argenteus