Chad Cooper wrote:
>
> Typical of being the Nerd From Hell, I could not resist in noting that
> adjustments have to be made to velocity based upon the differential in air
> pressure (and Gravity- however minor) falling from 8,000 feet to ground
> zero, which is not factored into any standard formulas, and second, the
> buoyancy of a human body has to be adjusted based upon the current salinity
> of the ocean at that particular time. Dos anyone know if salinity is
> affected by climate or season?
I'm reaching back >20 years, but I think that the greatest effect on salinity
is around fresh water influxes (rivers) and ice melt. Obviously, both of
these effects would have seasonal variations.
Doug
