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== temperature&ndash;salinity curve ==
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Abbreviated T&ndash;S curve.) Given measurements at a single location of  ''T''(''z'') and ''S''(''z''), oceanographers often plot ''T''(''z'') versus ''S''(''z''), showing the depth dependence only  parametrically.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The main reason for doing this is that [[water masses]] generally are characterized by their location  on the ''T''&ndash;''S'' plane, and so can be identified by plotting a ''T''&ndash;''S'' curve.</div><br/> </div>
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