Theory 57/Earth & climate/Ocean salinity
Salinity Is Evaporation Against Rain
The claim
Surface salinity patterns are set by the ratio of evaporation to precipitation, so a warm salty region can sit beside a fresh one at the same temperature.
01Mechanism
Salinity concentrates where evaporation dominates and dilutes where rain dominates.
02Prediction
Pattern should track the ratio.
03Refutation
Pattern tracking temperature would remove the water balance.