why is there warm water closer to the bottom near the coastal areas?

Subject: why is there warm water closer to the bottom near the coastal areas?

Date: Thu Jul 12 19:03:36 2001
Posted by shayne
Grade level: 10-12 School: Hilo High School
City: Hilo State/Province: Hawaii Country: United States of America
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 994979016.Es

Message:


I learned that temperature had an inverse relationship with salinity and 
density. So that warmer waters were less dense than cold waters.  This means 
that warmer waters should be closer to the surface.  So why is it that the 
waters near coastal areas have the warmer waters on the bott

Re: why is there warm water closer to the bottom near the coastal areas?

Current Queue | Current Queue for Earth Sciences | Earth Sciences archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Earth Sciences.