In addition to controlling physical properties, the variation in space and time of temperature and salinity are also important water mass tracers that can be used to map the ocean circulation.

A map showing the salinity of the sea surface (the greener, the more saline) and the path of Hurricane Idalia, color-coded to show its category. Image: Lauren Dauphin, using sea surface salinity ...

Large-scale wind patterns around the globe drag ocean surface waters with them ... Agulhas rings stand out in ECCO temperature and salinity maps as they move warm, salty water from the Indian ...