Density in particular is an important property in ocean science because small spatial changes in density result in spatial variations in pressure at a given depth, which in turn drive the ocean ...

extra dense ocean water. Fresh water collected on top of the super-dense and very salty seawater, creating a slushy planet completely covered with slush and mud for a time. Analysis of carbonate ...

New findings, published in Royal Society Open Science, have revealed that changes in ocean density have a significant impact on the rate at which marine plankton incorporate carbon into their shells.

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its ...

By Greenland it is because warm and salty water becomes colder and so more dense than the cold and less salty water beneath. So horizontal ocean currents are driven by density gradients ...