Permafrost Vocabularies

Permafrost Vocabularies

salinity

Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0282

Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary

Definition: 1. A general property of aqueous solutions caused by the alkali, alkaline earth, and metal salts of strong acids (Cl, SO4 and NO3) that are not hydrolyzed. 2. In soil science, the ratio of the weight of salt in a soil sample to the total weight of the sample.

Term salinity en
Comment Often used, inappropriately, as a synonym for the dissolved-solids content of aqueous solutions. en
dcterms:source https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561 xsd:anyURI

Alternate Profiles

View alternate views & formats:

Alternate Profiles