Amazon freshens up the waters

When dealing with oceans, it is important to know the quantity of salt in the water. Either modelled or observed, in situ or by satellite, salinity varies all over the globe, especially at the mouth of a river as powerful as the Amazon.

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Animation produced by Mira Production
Credits : CNES/Mercator Ocean/MyOcean