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On the application of the units of measurement of the amount and composition of matter in oceanology

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We consider the procedures of conversion of the conventional and out-of-system units of measurement of the amount and composition of matter used in oceanology to the International System of Units (SI). The coefficients of conversion are presented in the form of a table. We present the data on the units of measurement of mineralization (scales of salinity) of seawater for the oceanic range of its variability, freshened waters of internal seas, and brines. The contemporary concept of salinity as a dimensionless quantity is discussed.

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    E. I. Ovsyanyi, V. I. Zaburdaev & A. S. Romanov

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Translated from Morskoi Gidrofizicheskii Zhurnal, No. 4, pp. 61–72, July–August, 2004.

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Ovsyanyi, E.I., Zaburdaev, V.I. & Romanov, A.S. On the application of the units of measurement of the amount and composition of matter in oceanology. Phys Oceanogr 14, 243–254 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11110-005-0018-1

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