Bear_Wills
Bear_Wills t1_is1xafc wrote
Reply to comment by Chlorophilia in Does the salinity of ocean water increase as depth increases? by rhinotomus
>There's no process in the deep-ocean that adds (non-negligible) freshwater or heat, so the deep waters can't rise buoyantly.
Freshwater makes sense, but do geothermal vents in the deep-ocean not add non-negligible heat? (Apologies if that is a silly question, just found the conversation very interesting as someone with little knowledge in this area, but that part stood out to me)
Bear_Wills t1_is23268 wrote
Reply to comment by Chlorophilia in Does the salinity of ocean water increase as depth increases? by rhinotomus
Really interesting, thanks for taking the time to answer!