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IN the often very difficult task of following the movements of coastal and oceanic water masses, much use has been made of the temperature, the salinity and the amount of oxygen in solution. In special cases the concentrations of silica or of hydrogen ions may give useful information.
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ATKINS, W., JENKINS, P. Identification of Water-Masses by their Suspended Matter. Nature 175, 951 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175951a0
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