NASA decided to decipher the mystery of the ocean
Some areas of the ocean become more salty while salt concentrations in other regions have decreased over the past half century and the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) wants to explore this strange phenomenon.
NASA scientists boarded the ship to reach high salinity areas in the middle of the Atlantic and study the factors that make the ocean's salinity vary by region, Livescience reported.
Salinity of some areas in the ocean increases in 50
last year, while many other areas became "pale".
"Most of us believe climate change is the culprit that makes saltwater in the ocean areas not the same," said Ray Schmitt, a member of the research team. He is Woods Hole Oceanographic scientist in the US, speaking before boarding a ship on September 6.
The ocean plays an important role in the circulatory cycle of water, because 86% of water vapor and 78% of rainfall occurs above the ocean, according to NASA data. By monitoring the ocean's salinity, scientists can better understand the circulatory cycle of water on a global scale.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Ship in the US docked to take the
The researcher came to the middle of the Atlantic on September 6. (Photo: NASA)
"Climate change can speed up the circulation of water, but current computer models do not quantify the impact of climate change on the periodic cycle of water in the past 50 years" , Schmitt identify.
In addition to climate change, wind and some other factors can increase or decrease salinity of seawater.
"We ask a lot of questions and people hope we can answer those questions in the upcoming expedition , " Schmitt said.
The team will attach many devices to the ship and release sensors on the ocean surface. Researchers from Europe will also come to the mid-Atlantic region to collect data.
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