Sentences with phrase «normal seawater»
The phrase "normal seawater" refers to the typical or regular saltwater found in the oceans. Full definition
They found that more than 80 percent of the deep water and more than 50 percent of surface water had methane levels more than eight times that of normal seawater.
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Under normal seawater conditions, more than 99.99 % of the hydrogen ions that are produced will combine with carbonate ion (CO32 ---RRB- to produce additional HCO3 — .
In normal seawater (8.15 pH) the clownfish have no problem finding the reefs and anemones that they typically call home.
The older models predicted that, at worst, the sea would drop from 57 metres above sea level in 1965 to 34 metres in 2002 and end up 1.6 times as salty as normal seawater.
(Normal seawater conditions in the locations where Carrington conducted her research are less acidic, with pH levels of 7.8, she said.)
However, recent observations have found that over 80 % of the deep water over the ESAS is supersaturated, with methane levels more than eight times that of normal seawater (Shakhova 2010).
When the scientists returned the damaged coral to normal seawater, the skeleton grew back.