In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Salinity 2. Controlling Factors of Salinity 3. Distribution 4. Significance. Introduction to Salinity: Salinity is defined as the ratio between the weight of the dissolved materials and the weight of the sample sea water. Generally, salinity is defined as 'the total amount of solid material in grams contained in one [...]
The below mentioned article provides a note on tidal bores. Tidal bores are steep wall of seawater moving upstreams from their mouths when the tidal waves enter the low-lying rivers. "A tidal bore (bore = crest or wave) is a wall of water that moves up certain low- lying rivers due to an incoming tide. Because it is a wave [...]
In this article we will discuss about the origin of ocean basins based on the plate tectonic theory. The rigid lithospheric slabs or rigid and solid crustal layers are technically called 'plates'. The whole mechanism of the evolution, nature and motion of plates and resultant reactions is called 'plate tectonics'. In other words, the whole process of plate motions is [...]