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: Salinity profiles across lower Cook Inlet
Caption : The figure shows salinity measured along the southern Cook Inlet in July 2012. View is looking into the inlet, from southwest (left side) to northeast (right side). Red colors indicate saltier water, while blue colors near the surface at either side of the inlet indicate fresher water. Salinity changes seasonally with rain, snow, and glacial melt.