Temperature, Salinity and Density of Ocean Water

Ocean water receives heat from

Ocean water receives heat from the sun. Heating occurs by absorption of heat radiation from the sun and by convection of heat through the ocean bottom

Ocean water is hottest at

Ocean water is hottest at the equator and coldest at the poles. The average annual temperature is 26°C at the equator, falling to 23°C at 20°, 14°C at

Warm currents raise ocean temperature

Warm currents raise ocean temperature and cold currents lower it. The Cold Labrador Current causes freezing near 50°N on the western coast of the Nort

Ice floes are drifting broken ice

Ice floes are drifting broken ice-fields that form when frozen Arctic or Antarctic margins break away in summer. They are different from icebergs, whi

Ocean temperature is highest at

Ocean temperature is highest at the surface and decreases with depth. Up to about 100 metres, temperature is almost the same as at the surface. It fal