Halosteric

Quick meaning: Halosteric is an adjective meaning Pertaining to changes in salinity of seawater.

Meaning

Pertaining to changes in salinity of seawater.

Example Sentences

Thermosteric and halosteric changes may be partly due to changes in the inflowing Atlantic water and also due to changes in surface heat fluxes within the Mediterranean basin.

Antonov et al. (2002) attributed about 10% of the global average steric sea level rise during recent decades to halosteric expansion (i.e., the volume increase caused by freshening of the water column).

Since there is no major source of new salt in the ocean, halosteric contributions will result from redistribution of salt by currents, a change in evaporation over precipitation and runoff or from a change in salt concentration by a net change in the water stored in ice sheets.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include halophilic, thalassic, halophylic, allostatic, thermohaline, salinometric.

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