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Haline contraction coefficient — Wikipedia (en)

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The Haline contraction coefficient, abbreviated as β, is a coefficient that describes the change in ocean density due to a salinity change, while the potential temperature and the pressure are kept constant. It is a parameter in the Equation Of State (EOS) of the ocean. β is also described as the saline contraction coefficient and is measured in [kg]/[g] in the EOS that describes the ocean. An example is TEOS-10. This is the thermodynamic equation of state. β is the salinity variant of the thermal expansion coefficient α, where the density changes due to a change in temperature instead of salinity. With these two coefficients, the density ratio can be calculated. This determines the contribution of the temperature and salinity to the density of a water parcel. β is called a contraction coefficient, because when salinity increases, water becomes denser, and if the temperature increases, water becomes less dense.

Tema degli esploratori: terra, clima ed energia (deposito sistematico; categoria «Oceanography»).
Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Haline contraction coefficient» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haline_contraction_coefficient
Wikidata Q107548425 (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107548425
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