Video•November 3, 2010

How Do We Know: Salty Seas

Published: November 3rd, 2010

Ocean salinity can have a big impact when it comes to changing climate. Learn how scientists are monitoring our salty seas.

Program Summary

Deep, salty ocean currents are especially good at transporting and distributing heat evenly around the globe, but melting fresh water glaciers are changing our seas' salinity which means big things for the global climate system. Dr. Tony Busalacchi is using new technology to monitor salt in the oceans, tracking what changing salinity levels mean for our climate.