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2012 Global ocean surface salinity map
Long Term Composite Image: 01-Jan-12 to 31-Dec-12
[28-Jan-14] Global ocean surface salinity composite map produced using Aquarius V2.0 data averaged over 2012. Credit: Norman Kuring, NASA GSFC.
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