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Chlorophilia t1_is2n0mc wrote on October 12, 2022 at 9:14 PM

Reply to comment by darkest_irish_lass in Does the salinity of ocean water increase as depth increases? by rhinotomus

Yes, it will rise is a buoyant plume, until it has lost enough heat to surrounding water through mixing to reach a neutral density, e.g. see this acoustic image from a survey of a hydrothermal vent field.